Millito Navarro First Pitch Autographed ball

Date2008 September 18

DescriptionWhite baseball with red stitching and blue stamps, including "Rawlings," "Official Major League Baseball / Allan H. Selig Commissioner" and "Yankee Stadium / 1923-2008". Ball is autographed in black ink on the sweet spot, "Millito Narro 18/09/08."

Bio/Historical NoteThe first pitch ball thrown out by 102-year-old former Negro League star Emilio "Millito" Navarro on September 18, 2008 before the start of the game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York. Navarro was the first Puerto Rican to play in the American Negro Leagues.

Object numberB-2008-0256

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Navarro, Millito, 1905-2011

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions3 in. diameter

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