Ryan Klesko Signed Baseball Braves – COA JSA

Presented is an ONL (Coleman) baseball autographed by Ryan Klesko.  He signed it on the sweet spot in a blue ballpoint pen (“9”).  The ball itself shows toning from age.

Ryan Klesko is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and corner outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants. Klesko hit a home run in three consecutive World Series games against the Cleveland Indians in Games the 1995 World Series. Klesko hit at least 21 home runs in eight of his 13 major league seasons, with a high of 34 homers in 1996. In his career, Klesko compiled a .370 on-base percentage with a .500 slugging average, for a .870 OPS.  His .886 OPS as a Brave ranks him fifth among Braves’ all-time leaders.

Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker

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.