While away on vacation recently, I was briefly reunited with my childhood signed baseball collection. Some legends, some not so much:

• Tommy John - the faded black signature, obtained in person when he was the manager of the Staten Island Yankees in 2004. The other signatures are all guys on that team. I thought I was slick having him sign in a different color to stand out, but I guess 11 year old me didn’t know much about sharpie’s fading

• Moises Alou - a gift from my dad

• David Newhan - obtained in person at Mets spring training in 2007

• Juan Marichal - obtained in person at All Star FanFest in 2013

• Pedro Martinez - a gift from my dad

• Vance Wilson - obtained at a signing sometime in early 2000s

• Bottom left ball - don’t know who this is

• Whitey Ford - a gift from my dad

• Bottom, 2nd from right - don’t know who this is

• Ty Wigginton - obtained at a signing in early 2000s

2026 Topps Chrome Platinum Pedro Martinez 1955 Topps Rails and Sails Insert #55RS-13 - Boston Red Sox

2026 Topps Series 1 Pedro Martinez 1991 Topps Baseball Insert #T91-75 - Boston Red Sox

Pulling out a card that I got in a pack years ago. A 1/1 Pedro Martinez auto and Jersey card. As a Sox’s fan always remember his time there and what he did for us.

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