About 2 weeks ago, I went to a sports card shop in Tokyo. In the shop, they were selling mystery boxes. In the boxes, you might find a hit and there are several hobby packs. I bought 2 mystery boxes, trying to see if I could find something interesting.
A couple of days ago, we took a look at a few teams that caused some troubles for Clayton Kershaw. Well, only a few. This time, let’s look at some hitters who actually hit well against Kershaw.
The 2026 season will begin soon. On Opening Night, the Giants will host the Yankees. Logan Webb will take the mound for the Giants. At the same time, Max Fried will start for the Yankees. While looking at the matchup, I’m just wondering about their opening day starters over the last several seasons. Did those starters do a good job on the first day of the regular season?
Around 3 or 4 weeks ago, I read a post on X. It’s a post about German Marquez, who spent 10 years with the Rockies. Marquez was the ace of the Rockies. However, this year, he’s going to pitch for the Padres. Marquez inked a one-year deal with the Padres in February. It will be surely interesting to see how well he will pitch in the 2026 season after leaving Coors Field.
In a week, the 2026 regular season will start. Well, things have become a little bit different because Clayton Kershaw is not on the Dodgers roster. For me, it’s been a bit weird that we won’t see Kershaw in the Dodgers uniform this year. A couple of days ago, I was watching some videos on YouTube. A video was the highlights of Clayton Kershaw’s performance in 2025.
The 2025 Topps Stadium Club was released in February 2026. Well, I don’t know if we can call it a delay or if it has become normal. The high quality photos help us capture key baseball moments again. However, this time, there are some changes in this brand.
I went to a sports card shop and said hello to the owner. He was going to take a trip soon. We chatted a little bit about life and sports cards. While chatting, I saw that there were some old hobby packs available.
In mid-February, the Dodgers and Max Muncy agreed to a 1-year contract extension. Muncy’s extension is guaranteed to run through the next season and it will be his 10th season as a major leaguer with the Dodgers.
The 2026 Topps Series 1 arrived in mid-February. Around a week after this product was released, I went to a sports card shop to see if this product was still available there. Well, the only choice there was some mega boxes. I didn’t have many options. Hence, I chose a mega box of the 2026 Topps Series 1.
A few weeks ago, I listened to a podcast show. In the show, the host and guests talked about Shohei Ohtani and his achievements. Without a doubt, Ohtani has done so many great things thus far in his career. He’s a 5-time All-Star, Rookie of the year award winner, 4-time Silver Slugger award winner and 4-time MVP award winner.
A few weeks ago, I went to a sports card shop that I used to go to. I hadn’t been there for quite a while, perhaps more than 1 year. I looked around and was thinking what to buy this time. Well, I didn’t see something so attractive. A key reason is that the prices of some hobby packs aren’t what I expected. But let the market decide. In the end, I decided to buy a blaster box of the 2025 Topps Archives.
Before the spring training began, the Detroit Tigers announced that they signed Justin Verlander on a 1-year deal. This is a huge reunion. Verlander was drafted by the Tigers in the first round of the 2004 draft. Very soon, he made his MLB debut in 2005. In 2017, he was traded to the Astros. After playing for the Astros, the Mets and the Giants, this year, he returned to Detroit.
Last month, the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a huge deal. In the trade, the Brewers sent Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, Anthony Seigler and future considerations to Boston. In the meantime, the Red Sox traded Kyle Harrison, Shane Drohan and David Hamilton to the Brewers.