This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/1/2017
When it comes to rarity in modern baseball, this offering maybe as good as it gets. The 1994 Tampa Bay Yankees will easily go down as one of the most important farm teams in the history of the New York Yankees organization. With many big timers in the organization believing the brightest prospect to be Ruben Rivera (cousin of Mariano), two of the now greatest of all time in Mariano Rivera & Derek Jeter were mostly overlooked. With the Yankees in a championship drought & the end of the Mattingly era coming around the corner, there really was no reason to seek out the 1994 Tampa squad for team signed material. Offered here is not only an extremely rare team signed ball, but a graded MINT 9 example from the team that would pave the way for the future Yankee dynasty of the late 1990s. Notables in bold blue ballpoint on this official Florida State League (Tampa's affiliation) baseball include: Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Ruben Rivera, Shane Spencer, Ramiro Mendoza & others. Undoubtedly one of the rarest & high quality Jeter-era Yankee items we have ever seen! Authenticated & graded MINT 9 with a full Letter of Grading & Authenticity from PSA/DNA.