Taylor Hearn

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

Taylor signed a 2017 Bradenton Marauders Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hearnta01.shtml

Starling Marte

I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Bradenton Marauders, whom he was on a rehab assignment with, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Starling signed a 2016 Topps card #83.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martest01.shtml

Alexis Bastardo

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

Alexis signed a 2017 West Virginia Power Team Set card #15.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bastar002ale

Pedro Vasquez

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

Pedro signed a 2017 Bradenton Marauders Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vasque005ped

Jess Amedee

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

Jess signed a 2017 Bradenton Marauders Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=amedee000jes

Geoff Hartlieb

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

Geoff signed a 2017 West Virginia Power Team Set card #11.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartlge01.shtml

Gage Hinsz

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

Gage signed a 2017 Bradenton Marauders Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hinsz-000gag

Ty Moore

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

Ty signed a 2017 West Virginia Power Team Set card #13.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=moore-001ty-

Jordan George

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

Jordan signed a 2017 Bradenton Marauders Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=george000jor

Kevin Krause

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

Kevin signed a 2017 Bradenton Marauders Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=krause002kev

Lourdes Gurriel, Jr.

I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Dunedin Blue Jays came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Lourdes signed a 2017 Bowman Prospects card #BP18.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gurrilo01.shtml

Zach Jackson

I met him at a Minor League game at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the Dunedin Blue Jays came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Zach signed a 2016 Bowman Draft card #BD-116.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksza02.shtml

Billy Reed

I met him at the 2017 Tampa Bay Legends & Celebrity All-Star Softball Classic on July 8, 2017, at the University of South Florida Baseball Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Billy signed a 1989 Little Sun High School Prospects card #23.

Jimmie Gardner

I met him at the 2017 Tampa Bay Legends & Celebrity All-Star Softball Classic on July 8, 2017, at the University of South Florida Baseball Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

When I handed Jimmie my card, he laughed and said, "I haven't seen this card in over 25 years." I thought he was joking and making light of how old the card was. It wasn't until I got home and started working on this page that you're reading now that I realized that he was dead serious.
In 1987, while playing for the Charleston Wheelers, a Cubs A-ball affiliate, two women were sexually assaulted in the city of Charleston, West Virginia. The attacker was described as a black male. Over 100 black men in the city were questioned, including Jimmie and his black teammates. Some were even fingerprinted.
Two years later, Jimmie was arrested for that crime along with a charge of burglary. In 1990 he was sentenced to 110 years in prison.
In 2016, after serving 27 years behind bars, DNA evidence, as well as proof of a corrupt forensic serologist, proved that Jimmie was innocent of all charges.
I thought I was just getting a minor leaguer's autograph that never reached the big leagues. Turns out, it became one of my favorite autographs in my collection. I just wish I had known his story before meeting him.

Jimmie signed a 1986 ProCards Geneva Cubs Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gardne001jim

Gary Sheffield

I met him at the 2017 Tampa Bay Legends & Celebrity All-Star Softball Classic on July 8, 2017, at the University of South Florida Baseball Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Gary signed the cover of the October 1992 issue of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sheffga01.shtml

Ty Griffin

I met him at the 2017 Tampa Bay Legends & Celebrity All-Star Softball Classic on July 8, 2017, at the University of South Florida Baseball Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Ty signed a 1988 Topps Traded card #44T.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=griffi001tyr

Floyd Youmans

I met him at the 2017 Tampa Bay Legends & Celebrity All-Star Softball Classic on July 8, 2017, at the University of South Florida Baseball Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Floyd signed a 1987 Topps card #105.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youmafl01.shtml

Vernon Slater

I met him at the 2017 Tampa Bay Legends & Celebrity All-Star Softball Classic on July 8, 2017, at the University of South Florida Baseball Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Vernon signed a 1990 Eugene Emeralds Team Set card #28.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=slater002ver

Georgi Hristov

I met him at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017.

Georgi signed an 8x10 photo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Hristov_(footballer,_born_1985)

Kyle Porter

I met him at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017.

Kyle signed a 2014 Topps Major League Soccer purple parallel card #170 (33/99).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Porter

Austin Berry

I met him at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017, when FC Cincinnati came to play the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Austin signed a 2012 Upper Deck Major League Soccer card #189.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Berry_(soccer)

Tyler Polak

I met him at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017, when FC Cincinnati came to play the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Tyler signed a 2012 Upper Deck Major League Soccer card #200.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Polak

Mike Lum

I met him at a Minor League game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the GCL Pirates, whom he was there as a Pittsburgh Pirates senior advisor, came to play the GCL Phillies.

Mike signed a 1974 Topps card #227.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lummi01.shtml

Randor Bierd

I met him at a Minor League game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the GCL Pirates, whom he was a coach for, came to play the GCL Phillies.

Randor signed a 2008 Upper Deck card #701.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bierdra01.shtml

Stephen Alemais

I met him at a Minor League game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the GCL Pirates, whom he was on a rehab assignment with, came to play the GCL Phillies.

Stephen signed a 2017 West Virginia Power Team Set card #05.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=alemai000ste

Elvin Nina

I met him at a Minor League game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the GCL Pirates, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the GCL Phillies.

Elvin signed a 2002 Upper Deck 40-Man card #33.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nina--001elv

Austin McClune

I met him at a Minor League game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the GCL Pirates, whom he was the hitting coach for, came to play the GCL Phillies.

Austin signed a 2006 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Gold card #DP37.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mcclun001aus

Bob Herold

I met him at a Minor League game at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida in 2017, when the GCL Pirates, whom he was managing, came to play the GCL Phillies.

Bob signed a 1992 Fleer Pro Cards card #2978.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=herold001rob

David Fischer

I met him at a Minor League Fort Myers Miracle game at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida in 2017.

David signed a 2017 Fort Myers Miracle Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fische002dav

Lachlan Wells

I met him at a Minor League Fort Myers Miracle game at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida in 2017.

Lachlan signed a 2017 Fort Myers Miracle Team Set card.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wells-000lac