Tonight, July 30th 2022, the San Francisco Giants will use this beautiful commemorative baseball to celebrate the number retirement of Will Clark, #22.
Personally, I absolutely love this baseball. Forever Giant, a banner at the bottom, a photo of him with that awesome bat extending out of the logo (for that reason this one may be hard to get in good shape), a little SF logo as well.
The only big thing I do not like here is that his #22 is not featured well on his jersey, it looks a bit awkward. I do like the size of the logo though!
The Giants had to go a little last minute on this ball, revealing a logo a few weeks before the event but only revealing the ball the day of. I was told there were issues with the art that needed to be fixed, and it was a bit last minute. These as of now are only available from the Giants Game Used department, unsigned being $75, and signed being $200. They will have GU versions available after the game. I believe eventually Rawlings dealers will get these balls, but I am not 100% sure. You can now purchase these here, on eBay from a Rawlings dealer.
Postgame update: Here’s a photo of the ball in its TRUE form! It looks fantastic. I also want to note that on his trip around the warning track in his car, he threw a few dozen commemorative pearls into the crowd. Pretty damn cool.
Looking forward to seeing this ball in game used form, it’s going to be pretty. With any questions comments or concerns, reach me at ericabneri@hallofcommemoratives.com. Thank you for reading, and happy collecting!