Kazuo Uzuki

Kazuo Uzuki is the subject of a baseball card issued by Topps as an April Fools' Day hoax. The card was released on February 6, 2008 of a supposed high school superstar named Kazuo "The Uzi" Uzuki. In Japanese, Kazuo Uzuki means "the first son of April." The person actually depicted on the card was a New York University law student named Sensen Lin.

He is listed as 5'11" and 165 lbs and could supposedly throw a 104 mph pitch. According to the card, Uzuki would be the first Japanese player to go straight from high school in Japan into professional baseball in the United States.

The Uzuki rookie card was found in one out of every 72 packs of cards.[1] When the card was released, people did not know that it was a joke and the card was trading for around $10–$15 on eBay. It was even the "card of the day" when it was released.[2]

Also, the card said that an MLB scout called him the best pitching prospect in 30 years and he is getting a astronomical deal. Also, the card says he threw 17 strikeouts in 7 innings at a WBC squad trial.

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References

  1. ↑ "Topps prints card of fake star - Tuesday April 1, 2008 5:53PM". New York: Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on Apr 2, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Cardboard Mania: Card of the Day: 2008 Topps Kazuo Uzuki RC". Cardboardmania.blogspot.com. 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
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