In 2008, the New York Yankees were gearing up for a run at their record 27th World Series victory and playing their final season at the old Yankee Stadium. Joe Girardi took over for Joe Torre as manager and although they finished 89-73, the foundation was laid for their World Series winning run the following season.

     28 members of the 2008 Yankees signed this ball, with manager Joe Girardi signing his name on the sweet spot. Other signatures on this Allan H. Selig Official Major League Baseball include Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, Brett Gardner, Bobby Abreu, Phil Hughes, Sidney Ponson, Carl Pavano, Darrell Rasner, David Robertson, Jose Molina, Damaso Marte, Chien-Ming Wang, and several more. The signatures have been written in blue pen. A Yankees final season at Yankee Stadium logo is stamped below Selig’s faux-signature. Please note that an MLB Authenticated hologram is attached to this ball, but the hologram erroneously notates it as “Game Used Dirt”. This ball comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (AC04084).

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