April 11, 2026, Charleston Riverdogs at Fayetteville Woodpeckers

Yesterday was a solo trip to Fayetteville to get some cards signed. I worked this past week to prep for the trip. Chris had a memorial service to go to, and Jesse was out of town.

I got into the stadium late due to the long line, missing the free jersey they were giving out. I wasn't too late to get most of the guys I needed, though.

I messed up and included coach Kevin Randel with Fayetteville's stuff, but the former Marlins lifer is coaching with Charleston.

Fayetteville doesn't have a whole lot of guys with cards, not like Charleston does. Still, Anthony Huezo racked for me. Camilo Diaz and Xavier Neyens wouldn't sign at the ramp. I had to walk over to the other side of the dugout to get Diaz. I got Neyens outside after the game.

I got almost every Riverdog that I needed by the ramp, pregame. Caden Bodine was already on the field whenI got in, so i had to get him coming off of the field post game. Mason Auer signed everything I had in my book, which was cool.

Dylan Lesko also signed everything I had. The only players who limited were Camilo Diaz, Caden Bodine and Danny Mendick. It didn't mess anything up, though.

I didn't cone home with very many leftovers to put back in my boxes, so that's always a plus.

In all, I got the following autographs: Mason Auer x 5, Caden Bodine x 2, Cooper Flemming x 2, Dominic Fritton x 1, Taitn Gray x 1, Nate Knowles x 3, Dylan Lesko x 9, Danny Mendick x 3, Dean Moss x 3, Camilo Diaz x 3, Kenni Gomez x 1, Anthony Huezo x 5, Xavier Neuens x 2, German Ramirez x 1 and Kevil Randel x 1 (42 total autographs). 

TTM Success - Matt Macri

This 2004 Bowman gold of Matt Macri is another card that came in a stack from Ryan. I sent it off TTM to Macri, and it came back signed in black Sharpie. 

Macri (b. 1982) played in the majors in 2008 for the Twons. He had 11 hits, 1 home run and a .324 batting average. 

I mailed to Macri on November 12 and got the card back on January 14, for a 63-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Roberto Hernandez

Another pass through my Topps boxes caused me to pull a few more Roberto Hernandez cards out and send them to him TTM for signature. The above 1999 Topps turned out great.

I also sent out the above 1993 Topps and 2004 Topps. Both also turned out well. 

I had previously gotten Hernandez to sign TTM two other times (in 2017 and 2019). 

I mailed to Hernandez on January 3 and got the cards back on January 13, for a 10-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Joe Vetrano

A guy that Chris and I missed last year on our trip was Joe Vetrano. I don't remember why we missed him, but I sent off a few of the cards that got missed. The above 2024 Topps Pro Debut chrome refractor turned out great.

I also sent off a 2023 Bowman Draft and a 2024 Topps Pro Debut. 

Vetrano (b. 2002) was a 5th round pick by the Dodgers in the 2023 June Amateur Draft out of Boston College. He has played in the minors since 2023 in the Dodgers system. He is playing at AA Tulsa this season. So far in his career, he has 146 hits, 12 home runs and a .236 batting average. 

I mailed to Vetrano on January 2 and got the cards back on January 13, for an 11-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Sid Roberson

Here is a random 1996 Collectors Choice that I got back signed TTM by Sid Roberson. He signed the card in black Sharpie, and it turned out nicely. 

Roberson (b. 1971) played in the majors in 1995 for the Mariners. He had a record of 6-4 with 40 strike outs and a 5.76 ERA.

I mailed to Roberson on December 23 and got the card back on January 12, for a 20-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Kyle Sleeth

Here is a 2004 Topps that I got signed TTM recently by Kyle Sleeth. I remembered him from a poster that used to hang on a bathroom wall at the former card shop in Winston-Salem. 

Sleeth (b. 1981) was a first round (3rd overall) pick by the Tigers in the 2004 June Amateur Draft out of Wake Forest. 

He played in the minors in 2004, 2006 and 2007, in the Tigers system, reaching AA. He had a record of 12-21 with 192 strike outs and a 6.30 ERA.

I mailed to Sleeth on January 3 and got the card back on January 12, for a 9-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Sean Keys

A few 2025 Topps Pro Debut cards came back signed TTM by Sean Keys. The above purple foil parallel turned out great.

I also sent a chrome and a base; both of these also look great.

Keys (b. 2003) was a 4th round pick by the Blue Jays in the 2024 June Amateur Draft out of Bucknell. He has played in the minors since 2024 in the Blue Jays system, reaching AA. So far in his career, he has 118 hits, 21 home runs and a .230 batting average.

I mailed to Keys on December 26 and got the cards back on January 10, for a 15-day TAT.