2017 October Legends Closing November 11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/12/2017
In 2016, the Chicago Cubs erased 108 years of frustration by defeating the Cleveland Indians in a thrilling seven game World Series. Led by manager Joe Maddon, the spiritual successor of Casey Stengel, the Cubs used a youth revolution, combined with several crafty veterans, to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the World Series against Cleveland. The Cubbies won 103 regular season games in 2016, thanks largely to the offensive play of NL MVP Kris Bryant and his infield opposite, Anthony Rizzo. Their pitching staff was populated by four starters who won 15 or more games, including the spectacular one-two punch of Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta. With such an exemplary young core, and the unfettered genius of Theo Epstein running the show, the Cubs figure to be a World Series contender for years to come.
This commemorative Louisville Slugger features the signatures of 23 members of the victorious 2016 Cubs team. Signatures include Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Kyle Hendricks, Aroldis Chapman, Addison Russell, Jon Lester, Kyle Schwarber, Dexter Fowler, Willson Contreras, David Ross, Ben Zobrist, Mike Montgomery, Carl Edwards Jr, Miguel Montero, Albert Almora, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, Justin Grimm, Chris Coghlan, Chris Bosio, Dave Martinez, and John Mallee. The signatures on this bat have been written in blue marker. A Cubs World Series champions logo is located on the barrel, and “2016 World Series Champions / Chicago Cubs / Cubs: 4 Games / Indians: 3 Games” is engraved in black on the barrel. This item is a limited edition 129 of 150, and comes with MLB (JB 970121) and Fanatics (ZZ0082777) Authenticated holograms.