As expected, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be using a commemorative baseball for the 60th Anniversary of Blass’ involvement with the Pirates. A long career in MLB, and a longer career in the booth. He will be retiring after this final weekend of the season when the Bucs play the Cincinnati Reds. I am pretty sure…
Guest article written by Tom O’Reilly Commemorative/anniversary/special event baseballs are a small but important piece of a sports memorabilia business that has ballooned to $5.4 billion annually according to one industry executive. How is it decided which anniversaries and events to celebrate with a commemorative baseball? What goes into those decisions? Why might a team choose not…
