Topps Creates Fake Japanese Baseball Star
A weird April Fool’s joke from a baseball card company in America:
The 2008 Topps Baseball Series 1, which was released on Feb. 6, included a card for a Japanese high school pitching phenom named Kazuo “The Uzi” Uzuki.
As many collectors suspected, “The Uzi” was a fabrication. One clue: Kazuo Uzuki means “the first son of April” in Japanese.
Although listed at only 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds (1.8 meters and 75 kilograms), “The Uzi” was said to be known for his devastating 104 mph (167 kph) fastball and was on his way to becoming the first Japan-based high-schooler to jump straight to professional baseball in America.
“The Uzi” rookie card is limited to one out of every 72 packs of cards.
More details on the hoax can be found in this WSG Law Blog interview with Sensen Lin, the American who pretended to be Kazuo Uzuki.
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It reeks of satire… and I find it quite hilarious haha.
Clearly poking fun at the MLB’s tendency to glorify upcoming Japanese players.
What about the number on his shirt, is that another clue?!
its goro damnit! goro shigeno!