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2016 Alex Rodriguez Final Career At-Bat Game Used & Signed Bat, PSA/DNA GU 10....
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2016 Alex Rodriguez Final Career At-Bat Game Used & Signed Bat, PSA/DNA GU 10. A couple of bad decisions are the only factors that restrict this special relic from soaring high into six-figure territory, as it could easily be argued that A-Rod ranks in the top five of the greatest players ever to wear a Major League uniform. Taking opinion out of the equation and consulting only the cold, hard fact of statistics, we report that he ranks number four in career home runs, third in runs batted in, and sixth in total bases, with three American League MVP's and a truckload of Silver Sluggers and a pair of Gold Gloves.Thus the investment potential for this special lumber rests on a single factor--the power of forgiveness. And if past is prologue, we can look back upon the 1919 Black Sox and see that it is not a matter of if, but when.
This signature model Louisville Slugger C271L is the one that recorded the very last swing of Alex Rodriguez' spectacular Major League career, matched to film footage of his first-pitch ground out in the bottom of the seventh inning of an August 12, 2016 visit of the Tampa Bay Rays to the Bronx. He'd come back out in the top of the ninth for one final bow in a defensive role at third base, and leave the game forever.
The MLB Authentication sticker confirms the elite significance: "Batter - Alex Rodriguez, Pitcher - Ryan Garton, Bottom of 7, Ground Out, Alex Rodriguez's Final Game As A NYY." The letter of authentication from PSA/DNA likewise declares a match, and celebrates the excellent game use, with ball marks, stitch impressions, cleat marks, a weighted donut impression, and light mota stick on the uncracked handle. The details of production date and dimensions are stamped into the knob: "05/18/16, MLB ASH, 34.0/31.5."
Finally, Rodriguez himself declares this to be the closing bookend to his career, inscribing, "Final Game, 8-12-16" beneath his 9/10 silver sharpie signature on the barrel. LOA from PSA/DNA, GU 10. LOA from Steiner. MLB Authentic JB814007. Full LOA from PSA/DNA (autograph).
Auction Info
2017 December 10 Yankee Legends Collection Sports - Dallas #7230 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
December, 2017
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