This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/10/2015.
This baseball was used on June 28, 2014 during a game in which New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka threw 9 innings with 8 strikeouts and allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and 2 runs in a 2-1 complete game loss to the Boston Red Sox. “Rawlings” manufactured OML Selig baseball. Adjacent below “Rawlings” is a “MLB” hologram with serial number “HZ114995”. Adjacent to the right of the OML stamp is a “JSA” sticker with serial number “Y52225”. Adjacent below the OML stamp is a “STEINER” hologram with serial number “212237” and a “PSA/DNA” sticker with serial number “Y08319”. Tanaka has signed the sweet spot on the ball in blue ballpoint pen with the added inscription “19”, in our opinion the signature rates a near perfect 10. The ball shows excellent signs of game-use. Accompanied by a full LOA from JSA, a Yankees-Steiner LOA and an additional LOA from PSA/DNA.