This offered bat dates to the two years in which Derek Jeter emerged as a bonafide Yankees star. After winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1996, Jeter hit just south of .300 in 1997 and followed that up with .324 the next year, topping the league in runs scored. Jeter’s 1997-1998 Louisville Slugger P72 model bat is un-cracked and shows outstanding use. There is some checking from repeated ball contact located on the back barrel and Jeter has signed the front barrel in contrasting silver marker. The bat comes with a LOA from PS/DNA (1B16171) for the game use and a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (A19470) for the signature.

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