Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Inaugural Season Ball! RARE

Description

Wilson Alvarez threw the first pitch in Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise history. That first ball was taken to Cooperstown to the Baseball Hall of Fame and resides there to this day. That baseball is identical to this ball up for auction today. The inaugural season balls were only used and authorized for use in the first year of the franchise history. There is no COA, this ball was obtained locally  at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays store "The Dugout" in Westshore mall in Tampa Florida in 1998.  You don't need a COA, close-ups of the ball are provided. This is an investment ball.
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