Joe Gatto

My dad's birthday is June 14th. He passed away on August 31, 2020. For his first birthday without him,  I came up with another TTM challenge for myself. This one I called "Dad TTM Project." On June 8, 2021, six days before his birthday, I sent birthday cards to eleven baseball players who also shared his birthday.

Here is the card that I sent to Joe Gatto.

300 days later, my card came back signed, and he was nice enough to mark "do not bend" on the front and back of the envelope. He also included an additional signed card.

Joe signed a 2014 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects card #DP51.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gatto-000joe

Jacob Pearson

I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Fort Myers Miracle came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Jacob signed a 2017 Bowman Draft card #BD-105.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pearso000jac

Matt Shoemaker

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Toronto Blue Jays came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Matt signed a 2018 Topps card #162.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shoemma01.shtml

Bobby Wilson

I met him at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2019, when the Detroit Tigers came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Bobby signed a 2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects card #BHP21.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsobo02.shtml

Jose Alvarez

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2019.

Jose signed a 2015 Topps Update Series card #US339.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarjo02.shtml

Justin Kelly

I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2018, when the Florida Fire Frogs came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Justin signed a 2016 Orem Owlz Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kelly-000jus

Jared Foster

I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2018, when the Fort Myers Miracle came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Jared signed a 2015 Bowman Draft card #101.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=foster000jar

Troy Montgomery

I met him at Tigertown, the Detroit Tigers spring training facility in Lakeland, Florida in 2018.

Troy signed a 2017 Inland Empire 66ers Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=montgo000tro

Ryan Etsell

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2018.

Ryan signed a 2014 Burlington Bees Team Set card #08.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=etsell000rya

Collin Cowgill

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2018.

Collin signed a 2015 Topps Heritage card #673.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cowgico01.shtml

Wade Hinkle

I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Lakeland Flying Tigers came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Wade signed a 2013 Bowman Platinum Baseball America Diamond in the Rough card #DIR-WH.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hinkle000wad

R.J. Alvarez

I met him at the SLAMDiabetes 3rd Annual Sam Fuld Tampa Classic on December 10, 2016, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.

R.J. signed a 2014 Topps Pro Debut card #106.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarrj01.shtml

James Rowson

I met him at a Florida Instructional League game at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2016, when the New York Yankees, whom he was the Minor League hitting coordinator for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

James signed a 2006 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=rowson001jam

Ernesto Frieri

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2016.

Ernesto signed a 2013 Topps card #349.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frierer01.shtml

Hank Conger

I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 27, 2016.

Hank signed a 2011 Bowman Platinum card #7.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/congeha01.shtml