This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/10/2004.
Kaz Matsui stepped up to the plate for his first Major League at bat. The first pitch he saw from Russ Ortiz, he smashed for a homerun, and ended the day 3 for 3 with 2 walks. This lot contains the lineup card and ticket of Opening Day 2004, between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. The ticket is signed by Kaz Matsui with a black Sharpie, and rates a near 10. The ticket is in NR-MT condition or better. The lineup card has all of the players on the rosters, and says "Open Day 2004" in the middle. The Mets lineup was Matsui, Gutierrez, Floyd, Piazza, Cameron, Phillips, Garcia, Wigginton, and Glavine. The lineup also has a section for available pitchers and available position players. You can see on the card who played, who came out of the bullpen, etc. The lineup card is also signed on the bottom by Mets manager Art Howe. The signature rates a near 10. The card is in NR-MT condition and the ticket and card come with a letter from PSA/DNA.