Spring 2020 Premium Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/20/2020
Offered is a Mariano Rivera signed collection of five World Series baseballs with replica World Series championship rings, displayed in a 5 x 22 x 26-inch shadowbox. The Hall of Fame New York Yankees relief pitcher has signed his name on each of the five baseballs in blue pen below the World Series stamp and inscribed each ball below his signature. The first Rivera-signed baseball in the display is from the 1996 World Series and is inscribed “1st Career W.S. Champs”. The second baseball is from the 1998 World Series and is inscribed “2x W S Champs”. The third baseball is from the 1999 World Series and is inscribed “My 1st MVP”. The fourth baseball is from the 2000 World Series and is inscribed “4x W.S. Champs”. The fifth baseball is from the 2009 World Series and is inscribed “Last W.S. Champs”. Each baseball is displayed in a circular tube mounted in black with white borders at the center of the display. Below each baseball is displayed replica World Series rings from each Yankees World Series titles that Rivera was a key part of, mounted in black with white background. In the upper left corner of the display is a white Yankees interlocking “NY” logo, while Rivera’s number, 42, is in white in the upper right corner. A 7½ x 9½-inch color action photo of Rivera coming out of the Yankees bullpen is in the upper center of the display, which is enclosed in a black plastic and glass frame set over a white cardboard shadowbox. This item comes with five COA’s from JSA for each of the signed baseballs (GG51429, GG51438, GG57473, GG57492, GG57486).