Oscar Taveras Autographed Official Major League Baseball

Oscar Taveras was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an international amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic in 2008 at the age of 16. After six successful minor league seasons, he made his Major League debut on May 31, 2014. In his second at-bat of the game he got his first hit, which was a home run, and due to a rain delay, was the game-winning run. During the postseason, he played exclusively as a pinch hitter. In Game 2 of the NLCS, he tied the game with a home run, which was the only game the Cardinals won in the series and turned out to be his last hit. Shortly after the Cardinals were eliminated from the playoffs, Taveras tragically passed away on October 26, 2014 after returning home to the Dominican Republic. This Rawlings official Major League baseball was hand signed by Oscar Taveras. The autograph includes authentication from James Spence Authentication (JSA).