Winter Auction 2016 Closing January 30th
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/31/2016
Coming in at just about opposite ends of the eligibility spectrum second baseman Roberto Alomar was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his second year on the ballot while pitcher Bert Blyleven finally gained admittance to baseball’s most exclusive fraternity in his 14th and penultimate year on the ballot. By any measure both Alomar and Blyleven were very worthy candidates. A 12-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove award winner, one can easily make an argument for Alomar as the most well rounded second baseman to ever play the game. Blyleven’s 3,701 strikeouts rank him 5th on the all-time list and his curveball may have been the biggest and best ever. Both Alomar and Blyleven signed this MLB Authentic (FJ271047)
16” x 20” color photo of them taken at the press conference for the announcement of their election during a signing session at the annual B.A.T. Dinner on January 29, 2011.