Major League Baseball All-Female Broadcasters Autographed ball, 2021 July 20

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Major League Baseball All-Female Broadcasters Autographed ball

Date2021 July 20

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and blue stamps, including "Rawlings," "Official / Major League Baseball," and an MLB logo. There is an MLB Authentication hologram sticker beneath the "Rawlings" stamp. Ball has been signed in blue ink on all side panels.

Bio/Historical NoteBall from July 20, 2021 game between the Orioles and Rays in Tampa Bay that was signed by the five women who served as MLB’s first ever all-female broadcast crew during that game, which was aired by Major League Baseball as its YouTube Game of the Week. It was the first time a major league game featured an all-women broadcast crew: Melanie Newman, the Orioles' radio play-by-play announcer, called the action; analyst and MLB.com writer, Sarah Langs, served as in-booth analyst; Alanna Rizzo was the on-field reporter; and Heidi Watney and Lauren Gardner anchored the game’s pregame and postgame shows.

Object numberB-2021-0115

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensionsdiameter: 3 in.

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