Winter 2020 Catalog Auction Ending Feb 22
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2020
Offered is a lot of three items commemorating the first career home run of Atlanta Braves phenom Ronald Acuna Jr. on April 26, 2018, including a game-used baseball, lineup card and full ticket. On April 25, 2018, the Braves promoted Acuña to the majors, making him the youngest player in Major League Baseball at that time (20 years old). That night against the Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, Acuña collected his first career hit off Kevin Shackleford. He finished the game 1-for-5 and scored the game tying run in the eighth inning as the Braves won 5–4. The next day, also against the Reds, Acuña hit his first major league home run off Homer Baily in the second inning. He finished the game 3-for-4 as the Braves won 7–4. The first item in this lot is a game-used Official Major League Robert D. Manfred Jr. baseball. This item comes with an MLB Authenticated hologram (JD152600), dating this item to the April 26, 2018 Braves at Reds game and Acuna’s first career homer. The second item in this lot is a full ticket to the April 26, 2018 Cincinnati Reds home game with the Atlanta Braves at Great American Ball Park. The third item in this lot is a game-used lineup card from the April 26, 2018 contest. The 11 x 17-inch white cardstock lineup card has inscriptions in black, red and yellow marker. This item comes with an MLB Authenticated hologram (JD132590).