Alex Rodriguez collected his 1,000th hit with the New York Yankees when he singled to left field leading off the top of the second inning against Wade Davis of the Tampa Bay Rays on April 10, 2010 at Tropicana Field in Tampa. This is the very ball AROD hit for his 1,000th Yankee hit and this ball was signed by the Yankees slugger in blue ballpoint pen on the sweet spot of this Official Major League Allan H. Selig baseball. There is a brown scrape over the Rawlings logo on the ball, and the ball shows signs of heavy use. Below the sweet spot is an inscription, in black marker is handwritten “1,000 Yankee Hit 4/10/2010 Tropicana Field 2nd Inning Off W. Davis NYY 10140 TB 020”. 

The Yankees captured a 10-0 win that day over the Rays, and A-Rod finished the day 2-for-4 with a run scored.  In his 22-year Major League Baseball career, which included seven seasons with the Seattle Mariners, three seasons with the Texas Rangers and 12 seasons with the Yankees, Rodriguez collected a total of 3,115 hits, and 1,580 of them came while he was with the Yankees. He was also a 14-time All-Star, winning three American League Most Valuable Player awards, 10 Silver Slugger Awards, and two Gold Glove Awards. Rodríguez is also the career record holder for grand slams with 25. This item comes with a COA from Beckett Authentication (H39779) for the signature.

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