Austin Hendrick

 Austin Hendrick signed this 8x10 picture for me as he was heading towards the Daytona Tourtugas team bus following a loss to the Clearwater Threshers on Sunday, June 27, 2021.  Austin was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round in 2020. 

Mike Evans

Mike Evans was hosting the 3rd annual "Catch for Christmas Charity Bowling Night". The event was rescheduled for June 10, 2021 due to COVID19. Mike and several Buccaneers players attended. I'm a baseball guy and know virtually nothing about any other sport. Luckily, my 9 year old son was with me and is very knowledgeable with the NFL, especially the Bucs. Walking through the parking lot, I saw some guys walking in and asked my son, "Do you recognize anybody?" He said, "Yeah, that's Cameron Brate!" I responded with, "Ok, does he play for the Bucs?" My son couldn't contain the disappointment in his voice. He said with a very sarcastic tone, "Uh, yeah! He plays tight end, number 84!". To give him the appearance that I'm not stupid, I responded by saying, "Oh yeah"... But he knew that I was completely full of shit. The event was held at AMF University Lanes in Tampa. It was closed to the public and was a sold out event. Security was outside of the entrance to make sure only authorized people were admitted inside. After about an hour, I noticed the security guard was no longer there, so my son and I took our chances by entering. My 9 year old, who clearly takes after his Mom, is a social butterfly and instantly made friends with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl Champion offensive line, Cameron Brate, Scotty Miller, Donovan Smith, OJ Howard, Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. Because I'm clueless when it comes to Football, I only had an 8x10 picture prepared for Mike Evans. Also, there was no list of which players would be attending the event. Mike signed the pictures for us and was very cool about it! He told me, "Your son is so smart and knowledgeable!" Braden was complimenting each player about specific plays they made during specific games that weren't even related to the Super Bowl! I'm so proud of my amazing young man and we're glad to add Super Bowl Champion, Mike Evans into our autograph collections!

 

Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen signed this 8x10 picture for me on Saturday, May 29, 2021 as he was leaving Tropicana Field. Andrew's team, the Phillies, just lost to the first place Tampa Bay Rays 5-3. Luckily he was willing to sign! Andrew was the 2013 National League MVP!
 

Jose Alvarado

Jose Alvarado signed this 2019 Topps Heritage Baseball card for me as he was leaving Tropicana Field on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Jose, who was previously with the Tampa Bay Rays was leaving the stadium from the visiting team clubhouse as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. Jose signed the card from his car as he was leaving the ball park.
 

Francisco Lindor

 I took my brother and son to see the New York Mets play the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Friday, May 14, 2021. I told my son, due to the Covid19 pandemic, not to expect to get any autographs. He had hope, but I thought I was being more realistic. I brought a binder with some cards and 8x10 pictures, just in case and to make my son feel better on the off chance we could get close enough to ask players for autographs. Prior to the game, we weren't too far from Jacob deGrom. My son had his picture and sharpie in hand, but all he received was a look and a wave. Reality then sunk in to my son and we went and took our seats moments after the National Anthem. After the game, the three of us were walking around the stadium to get to the parking lot to head home for the night. We saw a group of Mets walking, but were behind a fence. It was very dark and we were too far away. Francisco Lindor had recently dyed his hair green and was easily spotted by us. He began walking in a different direction from his team and we quickly realized, he was coming our way! I told my son, "Now's your chance!". I handed my son his card and the blue sharpie and he called out his name. Francisco walked over to us and signed both of our cards! The card pictured above is a 2018 Bowman. We are absolutely thrilled to add his autograph into our collections!

Austin Bergner

 I met Austin Bergner on May 7, 2021 by the team bus outside of BayCare Field after the Lakeland Flying Tigers beat the Clearwater Threshers in extra innings. Austin signed a 2019 Choice team set card for the Connecticut Tigers.

Jose King

 Jose King signed this 2019 Choice team set card on May 7, 2021 at BayCare Field, the home of the Clearwater Threshers. Jose, a player for the Lakeland Flying Tigers signed this card prior to the game after he finished warming up with his team mates. This was the first game I had attended in quite sometime due to the Covid19 global pandemic.