Up until he retired at the age of 38, fans and teammates knew Gary Carter as "The Kid". Carter was instrumental in leading the upstart Montreal Expos to the playoffs and was a key contributor to the New York Mets title in 1986. This Hillerich & Bradsby bat dates from the late 1970's when the Hall of Fame backstop really was a "kid" – 1978 and 1979, his two break-out seasons in the Majors with the Expos.

This Hillerich & Bradsby P89 model bat shows solid game use and is un-cracked. There are ball marks and cleat marks on the barrel. The lower handle has been taped in a criss-cross pattern to enhance the grip and the knob has Carter’s number “8” handwritten black marker. The number “8” is also handwritten in faded black marker on the top barrel as well. This bat comes with a full LOA from PSA/DNA (1B18951) for the game use and has been graded a solid GU 8.

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