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Opening Day First Pitch ball

Date2020 July 23

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and blue stamps, including "Rawlings," "Official / Major League Baseball," and a 2020 Opening Day logo. There is an MLB Authentication hologram sticker beneath the "Rawlings" stamp.

Bio/Historical NoteBaseball used for the first pitch of the 2020 MLB regular season, thrown by Max Scherzer against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park on July 23rd.

Object numberB-2020-0156-02

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Scherzer, Max, 1984-

Subject Washington Nationals (Baseball team)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensionsdiameter: 3 in.

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