Akinori Otsuka is a former Japanese professional baseball player who enjoyed a successful career as a relief pitcher. He was born on the 13th of January, 1972 in Chiba, Japan. Otsuka started his baseball career in high school and continued to play in college. In 1997, he was drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and pitched for the team until 2003. He then signed with the San Diego Padres, where he made his debut in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2004. More about Akinori Otsuka
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Otsuka quickly established himself as an effective reliever in the Padres’ bullpen. He posted an ERA of 1.75 and recorded six saves in his rookie year. He was named the National League (NL) Rookie of the Month in May and was selected to the MLB All-Star Game. In 2005, Otsuka had an even better season, with an ERA of 2.30 and 12 saves. He finished fifth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting and helped the Padres reach the postseason.In total, we tracked 85 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Akinori Otsuka (Akinori Otsuka Signed SD Padres Baseball Home Plate Base Exact Proof Autograph) was sold in August 2023 for $103.18 while the cheapest item (Akinori Otsuka 2005 Upper Deck Pros Prospects Signs of Stardom Autograph #AO) found a new owner for $0.95 in November 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2008 with an average selling price of $1.04 for an autographed item of Akinori Otsuka. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2023 with $103.18 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2009. In average, an autographed item from Akinori Otsuka is worth $4.32.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Akinori Otsuka were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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2005 AKINORI OTSUKA 23/30 PATCH AUTO HARD SIGNED MBL UD ARTIFACT | $6.19 | ||
2005 Baseball Akinori Otsuka Auto San Diego Padres #188 Signed | $7.99 | ||
2005 Donruss Signature Series Prospect Combos Auto Akinori Otsuka / Keiichi Yabu | $19.99 | ||
2005 SKYBOX AKINORI OTSUKA CERTIFIED AUTO AUTOGRAPH PROSPECT #FAS-AO S/N 72/85 | $2.22 | ||
2005 SkyBox Autographics Future Signs Autograph Blue #AO Akinori Otsuka AUTO | $0.99 | ||
2007 HERITAGE 453 AKINORI OTSUKA RANGERS PADRES AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CARD | $3.99 | ||
Akinori Otsuka 2005 U.D. Signs of Stardom autographed | $6.00 | ||
Akinori Otsuka 2005 UD Pros & Prospects Auto Autograph San Diego Padres A13 | $1.25 | ||
Akinori Otsuka Signed AUTOGRAPH OMLB Official Baseball PSA DNA AE12371 | $29.99 | ||
Akinori Otsuka Signed SD Padres Baseball Home Plate Base Exact Proof Autograph | $103.18 |