Offered is a Rawlings fielder’s glove with multiple signatures from members of the 2012 New York Yankees.  The tan and black leather glove has black laces, the Rawlings logo embroidered in gold on the forefinger, a red and white Rawlings “R” logo patch embroidered on the thumb, and the legend “The Gold Glove Co. TM” stamped in gold across the thumb. Left fielder Brett Gardner has signed his name and inscribed the number “11” on the left side of the palm in black marker.  The fingers of the glove have multiple signatures, beginning at bottom left with center fielder Curtis Granderson, who has signed his name and inscribed “14” in black marker, followed by Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who has signed over the black stitching in black marker, and outfielder Nick Swisher, who has signed his name at the top of the “pinky” in black marker along with the inscription “33”. 

Shortstop Derek Jeter has signed his name in black marker on the third finger, while first baseman Mark Texeira has signed his name in black marker on the second (middle) finger and pitcher David Phelps has signed name in black marker on the index finger.  Russell Martin also signed the outside of the glove. The Velcro strap on the back of the glove has a cloisonné pin in the shape of home plate, with the New York Yankees interlocking “NY” logo in blue, the Los Angeles Angels “A” with a halo logo in red,  the date “April 13, 2012” in silver, the legend “Opening Day” in yellow letters at the left side of a white home plate and a figure of a batter at the right.  Home plate and the batter are outlined in silver. This item comes with a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication.

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