40/40 Club Signed Baseball (3) Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Alex Rodriguez – COA Steiner

Presented is an ONL (Coleman) baseball autographed by members of the 40/40 Club: Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, and Alex Rodriguez.  Barry Bonds signed his initials (“B.B.S”) on the sweet spot in a blue ballpoint pen (“9”).  Jose Canseco signed it in the side panel and inscribed 42/40 in a blue ballpoint pen (“9”). Jose Canseco hit “42 home runs and 40 steals” 1988. Alex Rodriguez signed it in the side panel and inscribed 42/46 in a blue ballpoint pen (“9”). Rodriguez hit “42 home runs and 46 steals” 1999.

 A benchmark for power and speed, The 40/40 Club includes players who hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in one season. Only Barry Bonds (1996), Jose Canseco (1988), Alex Rodriguez (1998).

Barry Bonds is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in the MLB. He is in the 40–40 club (1996), which means he hit 40 home runs (42) and stole 40 bases (40) in the same season. He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time

Jose Canseco is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter. He won the Rookie of the Year (1986), and Most Valuable Player award (1988), Jose Canseco became the first member of the 40–40 club in 1988.

Alex Rodriguez is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 22 seasons in MLB. Rodriguez Joins 40-40 Club September 19, 1998.

Authentication: Steiner Sports

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.