#189 Steven Souza Jr. - Tampa Bay Rays



Player: Steven Souza Jr. (Baseball Reference) (Wikipedia)

Card Number: 189 (Trading Card Database)

Team: Tampa Bay Rays

Division: American League East

Position: OF

Jersey Number: 20
RC/Future Stars/Topps Rookie Cup: No

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 22: Steven Souza Jr. #20 of the Tampa Bay Rays catches a fly ball during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 22, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Rays won 8-3. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Game Date: September 22, 2017

Opponent: Baltimore Orioles
Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Home/Away: Away
Game Outcome: Rays 8, Orioles 3
Win/Loss: Win
Player Game Line: 1-5, 2 Runs, 2Ks
Photographer: Mitchell Layton (Website)
New Team/Photoshopped?: No

Birthdate: April 24, 1989

Birthplace: Everett, WA

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB Service Years: 4

Social Media Handles: (Twitter)

This is Souza's first year as part of the Opening Day brand.

Though he was featured in some of the insert sets in the Series 1 set, Souza did not have a base card. This may have been a Series 2 preview, however, just prior to the release of this set, Souza was part of a three-team trade that landed him with the Diamondbacks. His card may be pushed back to Update or for all I know, Topps could feature this card anyway. He is currently on the disabled list and has yet to debut with his new team.

Something I learned because of this card: Nothing really. Souza is one of my unofficial PC guys because he played for my local minor league team, the Potomac Nationals, the high-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. I lost track of him a bit after he left the Nationals organization, but still put his cards aside if I pull them.

He'll probably be best remembered among Nats fan as saving Jordan Zimmermann's no-hitter on the last day of the 2014 season. It would turn out to be his last play with the Nats as he was traded to the Rays in the offseason.