Spring Premium Live and Catalog Auction 2018 Closing May 5
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/6/2018
No player trade in the history of the Cincinnati Reds was more eagerly anticipated than the one that brought hometown hero Ken Griffey, Jr. back to Cincinnati. By the time he arrived in 2000 Junior had a decade of Hall of Fame credentials behind him and was considered the most complete ballplayer since Willie Mays. The four-time home run champ and American League MVP kept the Reds pennant contenders all the way to the last week of the season.
This offered Louisville Slugger C271 model bat was used by Junior during his first three seasons for his hometown Reds in 2000-2002. This bat is un-cracked and shows moderate to heavy game use. As expected from a Hall of Famer of Junior’s talent, the bat’s barrel displays some checking from repeated ball contact. The handle has a crisscross pattern of narrow white adhesive tape to enhance the grip. This bat comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (1B15740) for the game use and has been graded a near-perfect GU 9.