Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield started his major league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992 before signing with the Sox as a free agent 1995. He won 17 games in his first year with the Red Sox and helped them win a division title - the start of a long and successful career in Boston. Tim's longevity and consistency has helped him quietly become one of the top pitchers in Red Sox history. Currently the longest-serving member of the Boston team, Wakefield is one of ten Red Sox pitchers with 100 or more wins with Boston (130 and counting), ranking third behind only Cy Young and Roger Clemens. In the 2003 ALCS, Wakefield was one of the most formidable pitchers against the Yankees, allowing only three runs in 13 innings. He started Games 1 and 4 of the series, with the Red Sox winning both before eventually losing the Series. In 2004, Wakefield helped the Red Sox exact revenge by winning the ALCS against the Yankees, a best-of-seven series to advance to the World Series. In Game 5, he was the winning pitcher in 14 inning thriller. One of the more popular Red Sox in recent history, Tim hand-signed this official MLB baseball right on the sweet spot. A great gift for any Sox fan!

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Five-time All-Star 3B Matt Williams recently announced his retirement. Williams, who had 378 career home runs, spent the last 5-½ seasons with the Diamondbacks where he won one World Championship in 2001. Matt also played with San Francisco and Cleveland and finished his career with 1,218 RBIs and four Gold Glove awards. When he was playing for the Giants, Williams had 43 homers and was on pace to threaten Roger Maris' then-season record of 61 when players struck on Aug. 12, 1994. One of the more popular Giants players of all-time, many SF fans were upset when SF traded Matt Williams instead of Barry Bonds after the 1996 season. A classic collectible from a classic ballplayer.

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Six-time American League batting leader and two-time triple crown winner Ted Williams and three-time MVP winner Joe DiMaggio both signed this rare collectible. Ted was a master at the science of hitting, owning one of the highest career batting averages in Major League Baseball history at .344. And, of course, Ted Williams had one of the greatest seasons of all time in 1941 when he hit .406 - the last time any player has finished a season over .400. Joe DiMaggio is remembered as one of the game's most graceful athletes. Many rate his 56 consecutive-game hitting streak in 1941 as the top baseball feat of all time. "The Yankee Clipper" used an unusually wide stance in winning two batting championships and three MVP awards. In 13 seasons he amassed 361 homers, averaged 118 RBI annually and compiled a .325 lifetime batting mark. At Baseball's 1969 Centennial Celebration, he was named the game's greatest living player. Both these baseball legends hand-signed this rare AL Bobby Brown (former American League President) baseball before their deaths. A once-in-a-lifetime collectible, don't let someone else purchase this beauty.

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With 14 wins and play-off performances in 2003 that took the Cubs to the NL Championship game, Kerry Wood is officially back to the form that earned him the Players Choice Award as the NL's top rookie in 1998. After missing the entire 1999 season with a torn ligament in his right elbow, and spending much of 2000 working to regain his stuff, Kerry returned to being the anchor of the Cubs rotation in 2002 and 2003, posting an impressive 3.20 ERA in '03 and being selected to the NL All-Star team. Wood burst onto the scene with the Cubs in 1998, thrusting into the national spotlight when he struck out 20 Houston Astros on May 6 of that season to tie a major-league record. Despite missing the last month with a sprained ligament in his right elbow, he went 13-6 with a 3.40 ERA and 233 strikeouts in 166.2 innings and was named the National League Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Cubs pitcher ever so honored. A stud of a pitcher who will continue to dominate for years to come. A great gift for that Cubbie fan in your life.

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Early Wynn, a burly, hard-nosed competitor, treated every ballgame as if it were a war. His durability helped him lead the American League in innings three times and also helped him last 23 seasons — an American League record. During his career with the Senators, Indians and White Sox, Wynn won an even 300 games, highlighted by five 20-win seasons. In 1959, he won the Cy Young Award at the age of 39, posting a record of 22-10 to lead the White Sox to the pennant. Recently deceased, Early was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

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When Carl Yastrzemski retired in 1983 after 23 seasons in Boston, he was the all-time Red Sox leader in eight major categories — games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, total bases, RBI and extra base hits. An intense performer, Yaz played in more games (3,308) than any other American Leaguer, topping 3,000 hits and 400 home runs. A three-time batting champion, Carl was the American League MVP in 1967 when he captured the Triple Crown. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989, this hand-signed official MLB baseball includes the special inscription "HOF 89." A great gift for any Red Sox fan.

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