2000 USA Collegiate Team-Signed Baseball (20) Mark Teixeira, etc. – COA JSA

Baseball, for the third straight Summer Olympics, was a medal sport after achieving medal status in the 1992 Barcelona Games and then featuring in the 1996 Atlanta Games. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia was the first Olympic tournament that allowed professional baseball players to participate and the United States team, led by Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, finished the preliminary round with a 6-1 record that earned them a semi-final matchup with South Korea.

Presented is a 2000 United States Gold Medal winning Olympic baseball team-signed baseball. The baseball itself is a Fotoball with the USA team logo. Signers in black felt tip or black ink (“7-8”) . Highlights of the (20) signers on the baseball include: Mark Teixeria (x2); B. Crosby; J. Baker; C. Myers; M. Gosling; M. Gillespie and others.

Authentication: JSA Full Letter

This ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most prominent entertainers, historical figures, and sports players.  It proved quite difficult to acquire autographs of non-ballplayers on such an odd object (a baseball) but diligence proved otherwise and that it’s possible. So, now with the collection complete and his shelves empty there’s only one thing left to do….bid on this item and start the challenge to see how far you can take it.

2000 USA Collegiate Team-Signed Baseball (20) Mark Teixeira