Opening Day Auction Closing May 9th
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/10/2015
Albert Pujols broke into the Big Leagues as a burgeoning superstar. During his time playing for the St. Louis Cardinals he won three World Series Championships and he won three NL MVP awards. This 2012 game used Professional Model Albert Pujols bat still has a healthy amount of pine tar remaining along its upper grip and was used during Pujols’ first season with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This bone rubbed Marucci maple bat model AP5-M features a black/natural finish and measures 34” in length and weighs 33.2 ounces. On the bottom of the knob is his player number “5” along with an engraved date of, “04/13/12.” Albert Pujols signed this bat using gold marker and he has inscribed his player number “5” within his signature along with the inscription, “Game Used 12’” below the bat’s model number. Item comes with a MLB Authentication sticker
(EK 323973) attached to the bottom of the knob, along with a PSA/DNA sticker (1B04268) authenticating the bat as game used, and it also comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA authenticating his signature (X03913).