Ivan Rodriguez Home Run bat

Date1999 October 01

DescriptionBlack painted wooden bat, 31 ounces, with a silver "Louisville Slugger / 125 / Powerized" logo in the center of the barrel and "Genuine C271 / Ivan Rodriguez (facsimile signature) / Texas Rangers" near the end of the barrel. Handle is wrapped with thin strips of white tape in a crisscross pattern. Knob end has "7" handwritten in silver ink. Barrel end tip is cupped and painted black.

Bio/Historical NoteBat swung by Ivan Rodriguez on October 1, 1999 for his 35th home run of the season, at the time a new mark for catchers, en route to winning the American League MVP Award.

Object numberB-1999-0408

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Louisville Slugger

Subject Rodriguez, Ivan, 1971-

Subject Texas Rangers (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions33.5 in.

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