{"product_id":"autographed-signed-bartolo-colon-new-york-blue-baseball-jersey-beckett-bas-coa","title":"Autographed\/Signed Bartolo Colon New York Mets Blue Baseball Jersey Beckett BAS COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eBartolo Colon New York Mets Autographed\/Signed Blue Baseball Jersey — Beckett BAS COA — Altamira, Dominican Republic — 2005 AL Cy Young Award Winner — 'Big Sexy' — 247 Career Wins — Legendary Longevity — Fan Favorite of a Generation — New York Mets Fan Gift\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ There are players who accumulate statistics. There are players who win awards. And then there are players who become something beyond both — beloved figures in the sport whose personality, career longevity, and memorable moments transcend the box score and become part of the culture of baseball itself. Bartolo Colon is that player. 'Big Sexy' — the nickname that Mets fans created during his time in New York and that the broader baseball world adopted — is as much a description of his place in the sport's heart as it is a description of the man himself: lovable, brilliant in his own way, and capable of producing joy on any given baseball afternoon. This autographed New York Mets blue jersey, hand-signed by Colon himself and authenticated by Beckett Authentication Services with a full Certificate of Authenticity, is a piece of that legacy. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌟 \u003cstrong\u003eAltamira, Dominican Republic — The Origin of Big Sexy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBartolo Colon was born on May 24, 1973, in Altamira, in the Montícristi Province of the Dominican Republic — a region whose baseball culture has been producing major league talent for decades, and whose contribution to the sport includes some of the most colorful and accomplished careers in modern baseball history. Colon's development in the Dominican Republic and his signing as an international prospect led to a major league debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1997 — the beginning of a career that would stretch over twenty seasons in professional baseball. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏆 \u003cstrong\u003e2005 AL Cy Young Award — The Peak of a Hall-of-Fame Caliber Career\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2005, pitching for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Bartolo Colon won the American League Cy Young Award — the highest individual honor a starting pitcher can receive in Major League Baseball. His 21-8 record and 3.48 ERA across 222 innings represented the best single-season performance in the AL that year, and it remains the signature achievement of a career built on deception, movement, command, and the kind of competitive intelligence that cannot be taught. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ \u003cstrong\u003eBig Sexy in New York — The Mets Era and the 2016 Home Run\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bartolo Colon joined the New York Mets in 2014, he arrived in the city that would make him a legend. His seasons in a Mets uniform — pitching effectively well into his 40s, generating the kind of fan devotion that comes from a personality as large as his physique — produced one of baseball's most celebrated moments: the 2016 home run, hit at age 42, that sent Citi Field into absolute pandemonium and circled the internet immediately. A signed Mets blue jersey carries all of that: the Cy Young winner, the 247-game winner, Big Sexy in his natural habitat. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏅 \u003cstrong\u003eBeckett Authentication Services — The Gold Standard for Autograph Verification\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Bartolo Colon signed jersey carries a Beckett Authentication Services (BAS) Certificate of Authenticity — the recognized industry standard for sports autograph verification. Beckett's process provides the chain-of-custody documentation that collectors, auction houses, and galleries use to establish the legitimacy of a signed piece. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾🌟 Bartolo Colon. Altamira, Dominican Republic. Cleveland Indians. Angels. Yankees. Mets. 2005 AL Cy Young. 247 wins. Big Sexy. The 2016 home run. Hand-signed New York Mets blue jersey. Beckett BAS COA. Twenty years of joy in one signature. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039455752424,"sku":"J-BARTOLOCOLON-NYM-BLUE-BAS","price":124.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/autographed-signed-bartolo-colon-new-york-blue-baseball-jersey-beckett-bas-coa-vintage-778.webp?v=1770182486","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/autographed-signed-bartolo-colon-new-york-blue-baseball-jersey-beckett-bas-coa","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}