January 22, 2020 Holiday Auction (#53)

Lot #142:

2004 Norihiro Nakamura Japanese Olympic Team Game-Used Home Run Bat

Norihiro Nakamura is one of only 16 players to have hit 400 or more home runs in NPB. He finished his career with 404 home runs and 1338 RBI, and was an eight-time All-Star and four-time Golden Glove winner. Manufacturer: Nike Length: 35 inches Weight: 28.4 ounces. The bat shows evidence of use with a handle crack that is now held together with tape. The bat features a tape job on the handle approximately 2.5” long. Stamped into the knob is “JAPAN” and the number “5”. We were told by our consignor that this bat was gifted to him following a home run game. Accompanied by a PSA/DNA Pre-Cert LOA.

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