Baseball, for the third straight Summer Olympics, was a medal sport after achieving medal status in the 1992 Barcelona Games and then featuring in the 1996 Atlanta Games. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia was the first Olympic tournament that allowed professional baseball players to participate and the United States team, led by Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, finished the preliminary round with a 6-1 record that earned them a semi-final matchup with South Korea.

Offered here are two signed items from the 2000 United States Gold Medal winning Olympic baseball team. The first item is an Official Ball Minor League ball that has been signed by 26 members of that team including Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda on the sweet spot. Other signatures including Ben Sheets, John Cotton, Chris George, Roy Oswalt, Ernie Young, Phil Regan, Brent Abernathy, Bobby Seay, Kurt Ainsworth, Tim Young, Brad Wilkerson and several others.

The second item in this lot is a SSK PRO335 model bat that has been signed by several members of the team in silver marker. Signatures include Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda, Pat Regan, Tim Young, Ben Sheets, Bobby Seay, Pat Borders, Roy Oswalt, Brent Abernathy, Shane Hearns, Eddie Rodriguez, Travis Dawkins, Anthony Sanders, Todd Williams, John Cotton and several others. “2000 U.S. Olympic Team Baseball” is handwritten in silver marker on the handle. This entire lot comes with a JSA Auction Letter.

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