First baseman Mark Grace used this bat during his first season in Arizona. The former Cubs great hit 2 points shy of .300 for the Diamond Backs and clubbed 15 home runs. The 2001 Rawlings 256B model bat shows heavy use and is un-cracked. The barrel displays some checking from repeated ball contact and there are stitch imprints, ink transfers and leather ball scuffs present. The handle has a moderate coat of pine tar and Grace’s number “27” is handwritten on both ends in black marker. The bat’s specs are noted in black pen on the knob end and stamped with the model number “256B.” The Diamondbacks s star has signed the barrel in bold black marker, completing this well-used gamer. This bat comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (1B18206) for the game use and has been graded a perfect GU 10 and LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (A25437) for the signature.

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