Late Summer Auction SESSION 2 CLOSING SEPT 21 10PM EASTERN FOR INITIAL BIDS
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/21/2020
Ronald Acuña, Jr. was just the shot in the arm the Atlanta Braves needed to return to the top of the National League East. Acuña belted 26 home runs and had 64 RBI as helped lead the Braves to a 92-70 record in 2018 and it earned the Braves first place in the NL East and garnered Acuña the National League Rookie of the Year.
4 of those home runs Acuña hit came while wearing this road gray Atlanta Braves jersey during the 2018 season. This classic Braves jersey has been photo matched to 15 games where he combined to hit the 4 home runs and went 22-for-60, with 11 runs scored, 8 RBI and 7 walks. Sports Investors Authentication has photo matched this jersey to the May 12, 23, July 20, 22, August 3, 5, 22, 23, September 6, 8, 9, 26, 27, 30 and October 5th games. The October 5th game was Game 2 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers where Acuña recorded his first two career postseason hits, which includes a double off Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw in the top of the first inning.
This Majestic Flex Base button-down gray jersey features “Atlanta” sewn on in script across the chest in red and navy tackle twill. A tomahawk serves as a paraph and is sewn on in red and navy tackle twill with some gold accent stitching. There is navy/red/navy piping that runs around the collar and down both sides of the buttons and along the sleeve ends. The Majestic size 46 tag is screen-printed on the front left tail and an additional Majestic bar code tag is screen-printed on the center right tail that reads “2018 46 S3”. The back has “ACUÑA JR.” sewn on in navy tackle twill and his number “13” sewn on below in red and navy tackle twill. The right sleeve has the “2018 POSTSEASON” patch, while the left sleeve has the Majestic logo embroidered in navy. This jersey displays excellent wear and shows signs of being worn and washed many times, including signs of puckering on the letters and numbers, along with some loose threads. This jersey comes with a LOA from Sports Investors Authentication (191109G5) for the game use, who have photo matched this jersey to the aforementioned 15 games, plus an MLB Authenticated hologram (JD130958), which authenticates that Acuña wore this jersey during the May 12th, September 9th and October 5th games.