This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/10/2021
Original NY Mets “Mr. Met Pin” Lapel Pin personally owned by National Baseball Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner (1922-2014). The pin possesses intricate details in gold tone metal of two lions alongside a crown, with an emblem stating, “New York Mets,” and an icon of Mr. Met leaning on a baseball bat. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Ralph Kiner signed check.
Provenance: acquired directly from the Kiner Family.
Over his 9-year-long professional baseball career, Ralph Kiner played left field for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1946-1953), Chicago Cubs (1953-1954), and Cleveland Indians (1955). He was a 7x home run leader, with a lifetime batting average of .279. After a serious back injury, Kiner retired at age 32. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975, and the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1984.
Kiner returned to the sport as an Emmy award winning sportscaster. He hosted his own segment called "Kiner's Korner" and commentated Chicago White Sox and New York Mets games for 53 seasons, making him the third-longest active baseball sportscaster of all time.