After starting off 2008 injured, Soriano roared back, at one point hitting seven home runs in six games on his way to a fine .280 season with 29 homers and 75 RBI. Soriano played in 109 games and was selected as an All-Star for the seventh straight season. This offered Original Maple Bat Co. (SAM) AS12 model bat was used by Soriano during the 2008 season. This bat displays heavy game use and is un-cracked. There are ball marks, cleat imprints and bat rack streaks present on the barrel. A heavy coating of pine tar covers the lower barrel/upper handle and the handle itself has been taped in a criss-cross pattern to enhance the grip. Soriano’s number “12” has been hand written in black marker on the knob and Soriano signed his name in black marker on the barrel, inscribing “12”. This bat comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (1B15255) for the game use. Please note that the consignor did not want to purchase the grading on this bat. However, we can inform all potential bidders that this bat has been pre-certified as a GU 10 by PSA/DNA and if the winning bidder chooses to have this bat graded, it will be guaranteed to receive a GU 10 grade. There is also a COA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (C99683) for his signature.

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