{"title":"Howard Johnson Autographed New York Mets Jerseys","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoward Johnson, known to Mets fans as \"HoJo,\" was a power-hitting third baseman whose signature remains a popular pickup for New York Mets memorabilia collectors. His autograph appears frequently on jersey collections that celebrate his years patrolling the infield at Shea Stadium, making him a familiar name for fans building out a Mets-focused signed collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection features Howard Johnson autographed New York Mets jerseys in pinstripe, blue, and grey styles, including several framed 35x39 display pieces. A number of the jerseys carry multiple inscriptions alongside the HoJo signature. Every item includes JSA authentication, so buyers should check the JSA COA details, jersey color and cut, and whether the piece is framed before deciding which fits their collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"framed-autographed-signed-howard-johnson-hojo-35x39-new-york-grey-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa","title":"Framed Autographed\/Signed Howard Johnson HOJO 35x39 New York Grey Baseball Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eFramed Autographed\/Signed Howard Johnson HOJO 35x39 New York Grey Baseball Jersey JSA COA — The Museum-Framed Hand-Signed New York Mets Grey Road Jersey of the Clearwater, Florida-Born Third Baseman and Shortstop Who Achieved the Rare 30-Home-Run-30-Stolen-Base Season Three Times in His Career and Was a Key Member of the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets, Authenticated by James Spence Authentication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✨ The framed Howard Johnson \"HoJo\" signed New York Mets grey baseball jersey, authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA) and professionally framed to 35x39 display dimensions, captures the road grey jersey of the New York Mets player whose 30-30 seasons became one of the signature statistical achievements of the late 1980s National League. The Mets' grey road jersey carries the \"New York\" lettering that the franchise has used across different design generations — the identifier that connects the modern team to its roots in the National League history of New York baseball. JSA — James Spence Authentication, one of the most widely recognized authentication organizations in the signed memorabilia market — provides the Certificate of Authenticity that documents this specific signature and connects it to the professional authentication process that collectors and institutions depend on for long-term verification confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Howard Johnson was born November 29, 1960, in Clearwater, Florida — the pinellas County community on the western side of Tampa Bay, the Gulf Coast city whose year-round baseball climate has served as a spring training destination for major-league teams and a development community for players from the broader Tampa Bay area. He attended Clearwater High School before his professional path took him through the Detroit Tigers organization — where he won a World Series ring in 1984 as a backup infielder on the Tigers' dominant championship team — and then to the New York Mets, the franchise where his career reached its most celebrated chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The New York Mets acquired Howard Johnson from Detroit in December 1984, and what followed was one of the most productive power-speed combination careers the franchise has seen at the corner infield positions. Johnson achieved the 30-30 season — 30 or more home runs and 30 or more stolen bases in a single season — in 1987 (36 HR, 32 SB), 1989 (36 HR, 41 SB), and 1991 (38 HR, 30 SB), a three-time accomplishment of that specific threshold that placed him among a very small group of players in the history of professional baseball who have reached it even once. His time at Shea Stadium coincided with the Mets' most competitive era: he was part of the 1986 World Series Championship team alongside Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Keith Hernandez, and Gary Carter, the roster that Mets fans of that generation remember as the team that played the game with a particular combination of talent and competitive edge that defined a championship season. The \"HoJo\" nickname — embraced by the Shea Stadium faithful and by sports media during his years in Queens — became one of the most affectionately recognizable player names in Mets history, a nickname that carries the casual warmth of the relationship between a player and the city where his career mattered most. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Howard Johnson. \"HoJo.\" Clearwater, Florida. Clearwater High School. Detroit Tigers. New York Mets. Third Baseman. Shortstop. Three-Time 30-30 Club. 1986 World Series Champion. 35x39 Framed New York Grey Road Jersey. James Spence Authentication JSA COA. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039534264552,"sku":"FJ-HOWARDJOHNSON-NYM-GREY-JSA","price":384.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/framed-autographed-signed-howard-johnson-hojo-35x39-new-york-grey-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa-460.webp?v=1770214641"},{"product_id":"autographed-signed-howard-johnson-hojo-new-york-blue-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa","title":"Autographed\/Signed Howard Johnson \"HOJO\" New York Blue Baseball Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eAutographed\/Signed Howard Johnson \"HOJO\" New York Mets Blue Baseball Jersey JSA COA — The JSA-Authenticated Signed New York Mets Blue Jersey of the Clearwater Florida-Born Third Baseman Who Became One of the Most Uniquely Productive Power-Speed Players in the History of the New York Mets, a Three-Time 30\/30 Club Member and 1986 World Series Champion Whose \"HoJo\" Nickname Became Synonymous with the Shea Stadium Crowd Noise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ This is the Howard Johnson New York Mets Autographed Blue Baseball Jersey — the signed Mets blue road jersey of the player whose combination of power and stolen base production created a statistical achievement that placed him in rare company in the history of the sport: three seasons with 30 or more home runs and 30 or more stolen bases in the same year, making HoJo the only player in major league history to accomplish the 30\/30 feat three different times with different totals in each season. The blue jersey represents the road version of the Mets uniform that Johnson wore through his nine New York seasons — the jersey with \"New York\" across the chest that traveled to opposing stadiums during the most productive individual stretch of a career that connected the world championship of 1986 to the early 1990s' final competitive years of the franchise's Shea Stadium era. JSA (James Spence Authentication) has examined and certified the signature, with a COA that documents the professional verification recognized throughout the collecting community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Howard Johnson was born November 29, 1960, in Clearwater, Florida — the Pinellas County city on the Gulf Coast that has been one of baseball's most consistent talent-producing communities in the modern era, in a state whose baseball development infrastructure has contributed to the professional ranks continuously across the sport's history. Johnson was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 23rd round of the 1979 MLB Draft, spent time developing through Detroit's system, and appeared in the majors with the Tigers before the New York Mets acquired him in a December 1984 trade that brought one of the key pieces of the 1986 championship roster to New York in exchange for pitcher Walt Terrell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The 1986 New York Mets won the World Series championship — defeating the Boston Red Sox in seven games in the series that produced one of the most famous moments in baseball history when Mookie Wilson's ground ball rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in Game 6 — and HoJo was part of the lineup that made that championship team one of the most talented and discussed rosters in the sport's modern history. Johnson's seasons with the Mets after 1986 produced three of the sport's rarest individual statistical combinations, establishing him as one of the most uniquely skilled offensive players of the late 1980s in a position that the 30\/30 threshold defines as the intersection of elite power and speed. The blue Mets road jersey signed with his \"HoJo\" inscription is the JSA-documented piece of the New York chapter of that career. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Howard Johnson. HoJo. Clearwater, Florida. Detroit Tigers. New York Mets. Third Baseman\/Shortstop. 3x 30\/30 Club Member. 1986 World Series Champion. JSA Authenticated. Autographed New York Blue Baseball Jersey. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039537475816,"sku":"J-HOWARDJOHNSON-NYM-BLUE-JSA","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/autographed-signed-howard-johnson-hojo-new-york-blue-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa-vintage-408.webp?v=1770215462"},{"product_id":"autographed-signed-howard-johnson-hojo-new-york-grey-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa","title":"Autographed\/Signed Howard Johnson HOJO New York Grey Baseball Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eAutographed\/Signed Howard Johnson HOJO New York Mets Grey Baseball Jersey JSA COA — The Hand-Signed New York Mets Grey Road Baseball Jersey Bearing the Personal Signature of Howard Johnson, the Fan Favorite Known as HoJo Who Delivered Power Numbers and Championship Memories During the Most Celebrated Era in New York Mets History, Authenticated by James Spence Authentication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The Autographed\/Signed Howard Johnson HOJO New York Mets Grey Baseball Jersey JSA COA is the James Spence Authentication certified hand-signed New York Mets grey road baseball jersey bearing the personal signature of Howard Johnson — the switch-hitting infielder whose combination of power, defensive versatility, and the iconic nickname HoJo made him one of the most beloved players in the history of a franchise that experienced some of its greatest moments during the years he wore Mets pinstripes and road grey. James Spence Authentication (JSA) is one of the three most trusted names in sports autograph authentication, and the COA accompanying this jersey documents Johnson's signature as genuine for collectors, display owners, and every future owner who holds this piece. The grey road jersey carries the identity of a Mets team that Johnson helped take to the top of the baseball world, and it connects his signature directly to the years that Mets fans still revisit with the warmth of championship memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Howard Johnson was born November 29, 1960, in Clearwater, Florida — the Tampa Bay area city on the Gulf Coast of Florida that has produced baseball talent for generations from its warm-weather playing environment and its deep community baseball culture. He came up with the Detroit Tigers before joining the New York Mets in 1985, and it was in Queens where his career reached its full expression — both as a power hitter and as one of the most versatile defensive players the team deployed across a run of seasons that placed the Mets at the center of National League baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The 1986 New York Mets are one of the most discussed teams in baseball history — a roster loaded with talent and personality that won the World Series with a combination of dominant pitching, athletic position players, and the kind of clubhouse energy that defined an era in New York City sports. Howard Johnson was part of that championship team, bringing the third base and shortstop flexibility, the switch-hitting power, and the run production that contributed to the Mets' run through the NL East and through the World Series. His 1989 season with the Mets was among his finest — 36 home runs, over 100 runs batted in, and the kind of offensive production that made the lineup dangerous from top to bottom and made HoJo one of the most important run producers in the National League during that period. The grey New York road jersey signed here carries all of that history in the stitching and the signature. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Howard Johnson. HoJo. Clearwater, Florida. Detroit Tigers. New York Mets. 1986 World Series Champion. 36 HRs 1989 Season. JSA COA. New York Grey Road Baseball Jersey. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039548289256,"sku":"J-HOWARDJOHNSON-NYM-GREY-JSA","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/autographed-signed-howard-johnson-hojo-new-york-grey-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa-vintage-379.webp?v=1770223305"},{"product_id":"autographed-signed-howard-johnson-hojo-new-york-pinstripe-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa","title":"Autographed\/Signed Howard Johnson HOJO New York Pinstripe Baseball Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJersey has no brand names or logos. This is a custom jersey and was not manufactured by or in any manner associated with any professional sports league or manufacturer. This custom jersey carries no professional sports league designation. The item is intended to be an autographed collectible. The custom jersey displays the name and number of the player. This item in no way is affiliated with or connected to any professional sports organization. Size is XL.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039717241064,"sku":"J-HOWARDJOHNSON-NYM-PIN-JSA","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/autographed-signed-howard-johnson-hojo-new-york-pinstripe-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa-vintage-313.webp?v=1770145249"}],"url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/collections\/howard-johnson.oembed","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}