Jose Rijo Signed Baseball Reds – COA

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Presented is an ONL (Coleman) baseball autographed by José Rijo.  He signed it on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint pen (“9”). “He inscribed the ball José Rijo ” “with the inscription Up 30” The ball itself shows toning from age.

José Rijo is a pitcher spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds. Originally signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1980, Rijo made his MLB debut with them in 1984, and also played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics. He pitched and batted right-handed,  The most notable success of Rijo’s career came as a member of the Reds, where each year as a starting pitcher from 1988−1993, he posted an earned run average (ERA) below 3.00. He won a World Series title in 1990 and that event’s Most Valuable Player Award (MVP). In 1993, he was the National League (NL) leader in strikeouts and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) at 10.6. He was named to the All-Star Game in 1994.  He was elected to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2005.

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