Wade Boggs New York Yankees Signed Autographed Rawlings Official Major League Baseball with 5 Inscriptions!!! JSA Witnessed

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Wade Boggs is a former professional Major League baseball third baseman. He spent 18 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox. He also played for the New York Yankees (1993–1997), winning the 1996 World Series with them, and finished his career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–1999).

On August 7th, 1999 Boggs became the 23rd player in MLB History to collect 3,000 Hits doing it in grand fashion with a home run. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles. His .328 career batting average is the highest of any living former player. Boggs is part of the Red Sox Hall of Fame and the Rays Hall of Fame, and he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

With 12 straight All-Star appearances, Boggs is third only to Brooks Robinson and George Brett in number of consecutive appearances as a third baseman. In 1997, he ranked number 95 on the Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.

In 1996, Boggs helped the Yankees win their first World Series title in 18 years against the Atlanta Braves, which became his only World Series title. In the series’ fourth game which saw the Yankees rally from six runs down to tie it, Boggs was called on to pinch hit in the tenth inning. Using the batting eye he was known for throughout his career, he drew a bases-loaded walk out of Steve Avery, forcing in the go-ahead run and ultimately winning 8–6, evening the series. After the Yankees won the series in game 6, Boggs memorably celebrated by jumping on the back of an NYPD horse, touring the field with his index finger in the air, despite his self-professed fear of horses.

Boggs’ career paralleled that of Padres Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who also debuted (in the National League) in 1982. Boggs and Gwynn were the premier contact hitters of their era. They both won multiple batting titles—Boggs, five and Gwynn, eight—and each won four straight batting titles to join Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, and Rod Carew as the only players to do so. Gwynn and Boggs each hit over .350 in four straight seasons, the only players to do so since 1931.

The featured Rawlings official Major League Baseball has been signed by one of the greatest hitters of all-time, Wade Boggs. The Hall of Famer has added 5 awesome inscriptions: “5x AL Batting Champ, 96 WS Champs, HOF 05, 3010 Hits & 12x All Star” in blue. The Baseball includes an official James Spence Authentication (JSA) hologram and matching COA for authenticity purposes. The signing of this Baseball was witnessed by JSA.