For Tino Martinez, the 2005 season saw the close of his career. After spending the 2002-204 seasons with St. Louis and Tampa Bay, respectively, Martinez returned to the Bronx where he enjoyed the most success. Martinez played in 131 games in 2005 at the age of 37 and he finished the season with 17 home runs and 49 RBI. Martinez used this Carolina Clubs Pro model bat during the 2005 season. This bat displays heavy game use and is un-cracked. There are numerous ball marks, stitch impressions and blue ink transfers present on the barrel. There is a moderate coating of pine tar on the upper handle and Martinez’s number “24” is hand written in black marker on the knob. Martinez has signed the barrel of this bat in blue marker and inscribed “Game Used 2005”. This bat comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (1B11452) for the game use and a LOA from JSA (Z87960) for the signature.

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