Ryan Lavarnway World Baseball Classic helmet

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Ryan Lavarnway World Baseball Classic helmet

Date2017 March 07

DescriptionDark blue batting helmet, size 7 3/8, with a white and gray Star of David sticker on the front with "I" in the center. Proper left ear guard and the crown of the helmet have air ventilation holes. "36" in white letters has been stuck onto the back of the helmet above the World Baseball Classic logo sticker and a "Rawlings" logo sticker. On proper right side is a "sodastream / love your water" sticker in white lettering. Interior of the helmet has padding along the sweatband, top crown, along the proper right ear guard and at the rear center. On the interior of the helmet are several labels, including a sizing sticker, a "Rawlings" tag, a warning label and an "Authentic Collection" tag with an MLB logo. The interior rear center padding has "Rawlings S100 Pro Comp" stamped into it with "7 3/8" below. An MLB Authentication hologram sticker is at the back of the helmet below the World Baseball Classic and Rawlings logo stickers.

Bio/Historical NoteHelmet worn by Team Israel catcher Ryan Lavarnway when he hit Israel's first ever World Baseball Classic home run during the second game of their Pool E play in Seoul on March 7, 2017 against Chinese Taipei. Lavarnway was named the Most Valuable Player in Pool A of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. The United States team defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, 8-0.

Object numberB-2017-0080

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Lavarnway, Ryan, 1987-

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions8 x 7 x 10.5 in.

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