Willie McCovey, nicknamed "Stretch" for his height, was a powerful slugger who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the San Francisco Giants.

In 1959 he was named the National League Rookie of the Year. McCovey had 521 career home runs and is tied with Ted Williams on the upper rungs of the all-time list.

Probably have posted one or two of these in the past. This one arrived today. Might be the best one I ever won at auction

I don’t collect many bats, but when I do, they’re usually pretty special (to me anyway).