The 1998 New York Yankees were a baseball powerhouse, finishing the regular season with a 114-48 record, outpacing Boston by 22 games in the American League East. Led by the “Core Four” of Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, and Jorge Posada the Yankees won the World Series in four games against the San Diego Padres, losing only two games in the entire postseason.

     This Gene A. Budig Official American League baseball has been signed by 28 members of the New York Yankees, including Hall of Famers Joe Torre and Tim Raines. Other signatures include Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Darryl Strawberry, Joe Girardi, Willie Randolph, Mel Stottlemyre, Orlando Hernandez, Chili Davis, Tony Cloninger, Don Zimmer, Jeff Nelson, Hideki Irabu, Scott Brosius, Mike Stanton, Ramiro Mendoza, Mike Buddie, Darren Holmes, and several more. The signatures have been written in blue pen, with Torre’s located on the sweet spot. This item comes with a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (A03271).

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