Home Run Derby

Shohei Ohtani hit this ball during Round 1 of his majestic 2021 Home Run Derby performance, his first and only Home Run Derby to date. The 2021 American League Most Valuable Player crushed 28 home runs in his quarterfinals performance, falling to Juan Soto in a captivating swing-off after finishing regulation tied at 22 home runs. This ball is mlb authenticated VS907110, which can be entered into the mlb authentication database to see the details of the authentication, which states “Game-Used Ball” and “2021 Homerun Derby Round 1 Out, Shohei Ohtani, ” as well as Autographer Shohei Ohtani 17. Given that the authentication of the autograph was on the same day as the derby itself, this ball was likely one of the few balls Ohtani autographed before the Home Run Derby to be used in the Home Run Derby itself, the idea being that players in the Derby would sign a few balls beforehand and place those balls in the bucket that their pitcher pitched to them, and when they’d hit a ball into the stands for a home run during the Derby, fans who caught the ball would have a cool souvenir ball autographed by the player who hit it. Hence, because not all the balls used in the Derby were autographed by the player beforehand, that makes this ball incredibly unique! Also, the autograph is Ohtani’s complete signature along with his number 17. Since then, Ohtani has only been signing with an abbreviated signature and no longer adds “17″ to his autograph. This ball has multiple scuff marks and grass stains from where the ball hit the field at Coors Field after being clubbed by Ohtani. These marks add significant uniqueness and character to the ball. All in all, this is a remarkable historically significant and very cool ball autographed by Ohtani and hit by Ohtani in his first and only Home Run Derby. Ohtani is arguably the most talented and greatest baseball player who ever played the game, given how he is the only player to ever have a sustained career both pitching at a Cy Young Award level, and hitting at an MVP caliber level. He is a true unicorn, the likes of which we have never seen before and will likely never see again.

1994 Home Run Derby Ticket Stub, Ken Griffey Jr. Winner (First of 3 Wins), PSA 10 GEM MINT. This PSA Gem Mint 10 ticket stub is from the 1994 Gatorade Home Run Derby and Gatorade All-Star Workout at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA. This was Ken Griffey Jr. S first Home Run Derby win, the first of 3 in his career (the most ever by any player). This ticket was recently graded GEM MT 10 by PSA and is encapsulated in a clean new PSA holder. The new PSA label says. Please see listing photos for more details of this Gem Mint Ken Griffey Jr.

1994 MLB Home Run Derby All Star Game Weekend Ticket Stub Ken Griffey Jr First Win. After finishing runner-up in the 1992 and 1993 Home Run Derbies, Ken Griffey Jr. Broke through and claimed his first Derby title at the 1994 All-Star Game in Pittsburgh. Griffey went on to win the Home Run Derby again in 1998 and 1999. While the Derby has undergone multiple format changes over the years, Griffey remains the only three-time Derby champion since at least 1985. Griffey’s first homer of the’94 Derby was a towering blast off the windows of The Allegheny Club, a restaurant on the third level of Three Rivers Stadium. Chris Berman and Joe Morgan had the call of the Derby on ESPN. Remember Griffey won’t be 25 until November this year. I think that ball went to November. Chris Berman. By 1994, the easy grace and nearly unmatched frequency with which Griffey hit home runs was no surprise. At the outset of the 1994 campaign, Griffey had 132 home runs. When he hit his 100th career home run on June 15, 1993 vs. The Royals, Griffey became the 6th-youngest player in Major League history to eclipse the century mark in home runs. He was older than only Mel Ott, Tony Conigliaro, Eddie Matthews, Johnny Bench and Hank Aaron. Entering the 1994 All-Star Break, Junior led the American League – and was tied with San Francisco’s Matt Williams for the Major League lead – with 33 home runs. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Vintage Sports Memorabilia\Ticket Stubs”. The seller is “cccecil4″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Western Sahara, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Turkey, Tuvalu, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, Niue, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

• Sport: Baseball
• Player: Ken Griffey, Jr.
• Year: 1994
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Grade: Mint
• Team-Baseball: Seattle Mariners
• Vintage: Yes
• Event/Tournament: Home Run Derby