Ichiro Japanese jersey size conversion

[Birdbats]

At an auction last evening, I won a pro-cut Ichiro WBC Japan jersey. It's identical to the jersey worn when Japan won the tourney -- tags and all. Beautiful piece. The only thing missing appears to be a sponsor patch of some kind on the left sleeve. The jersey was donated my Mr. Mizuno himself (he's a friend of the auction organizer, who has been involved in international baseball for many years).

Anyway... because it came from Japan, most of the tagging is in Japanese. It says it's a size "O" -- can anyone tell me how that converts into sizes in America? It fits me like a 42-44, I'd estimate. How does this compare with the size Ichiro actually wears? Hoping there's a Japanese/Ichiro jersey expert who can help. Thanks!

Jeff
http://www.birdbats.com

[gnishiyama]

Hello,

The jersey you won in the auction is a Mizuno Pro-Collection jersey, which is available at retail stores. Size 0 indicates the size between L and XO..
Size chart goes S,M,L,O,XO. I think your jersey will be in the 44-46 range.

Its still a very nice jersey. How it compares to Ichiro's actual on-field WBC jerseys, I don't know. I know there are subtle differences between pro-collection and game jerseys as Ichiro's Pro-Collection jerseys from Orix Blue Waves days surface on the market and sell for $1000+ while gamers go for significantly more than that.
hope this helps

Goh

[Birdbats]

Goh,

Thanks for the information! I couldn't find this same jersey via retail outlets -- have been searching the Web with no luck. I can find the Japan pre-game/BP jersey from Majestic, but not the game jersey from Mizuno. When you say it's available at retail stores, do you mean in Japan or in the States?

Here are a couple photos.

http://webpages.charter.net/jeffscott/54/Ichiro%20Jersey.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/jeffscott/54/Ichiro%20Tags.JPG

Thanks again.

Jeff
http://www.birdbats.com

[gnishiyama]

Hi Jeff,
Sorry for the late reply; I didn't realize you replied.
These jerseys were available, however SOLD OUT, in retail stores/web shops in JAPAN. I do not believe these jerseys were available in the United States.
A very nice jersey.
Goh