⚾ Autographed Jacob deGrom Rawlings Official Major League Baseball ROML Steiner Sports COA — Born DeLand Florida, Stetson University, New York Mets 9th Round Pick Who Became the Greatest Pitcher of His Era, 2014 NL Rookie of the Year, Back-to-Back NL Cy Young Award Winner 2018 and 2019, 1.70 ERA in 2018 — Signed MLB Baseball, Steiner Sports Authenticated

The baseball signed by deGrom. The one that carries the signature of the pitcher who arrived as a 9th round pick from a small university in Florida and became the most unhittable starting pitcher on the planet — the man who posted a 1.70 ERA in 2018 and somehow had to fight for the NL Cy Young Award in a season where his win total was held back by run support that would insult a batting practice pitcher. He won it. He won it again in 2019 with a 2.43 ERA. He spent years at Citi Field making opposing hitters look like they had never stood in a batter's box before, while the New York Mets lineup spent an equal number of years giving him zero to work with. An autographed Rawlings Official Major League Baseball, authenticated by Steiner Sports, signed by the greatest Mets pitcher of the modern era and one of the most dominant right-handed starters the game has seen in a generation.

🌟 DeLand, Florida — Stetson University — The 9th Round Pick Who Redefined Expectations

Jacob deGrom was born June 19, 1988, in DeLand, Florida — a small inland city in Volusia County in central Florida, the kind of small town that does not typically produce major league pitching legends. He played his college baseball at Stetson University in DeLand — a small liberal arts university best known for law school, not for its pipeline to the majors. He was selected by the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 2010 MLB Draft — the 272nd pick overall — as a shortstop. The Mets organization converted him to pitching. The conversion produced one of the greatest starting pitchers of the next decade. By 2014, deGrom was in Citi Field's rotation. He won the NL Rookie of the Year Award. The ERA seasons that followed made converts of every doubter who had wondered what a 272nd overall pick could become with a decision to change positions and a fastball that climbed toward 100 miles per hour.

🏆 Back-to-Back Cy Young — The ERA Seasons — The deGrom Era at Citi Field

In 2018, Jacob deGrom posted a 1.70 ERA — the sixth-lowest single-season ERA in the live-ball era of baseball. He struck out 269 batters. He allowed 10 home runs in 217 innings. The New York Mets scored 1 run or fewer in 12 of his starts. He finished 10-9 in wins and losses because his lineup had no concept of how to support what was happening on the mound. He won the National League Cy Young Award unanimously. In 2019, he posted a 2.43 ERA, struck out 255 batters, and won the Cy Young Award again. Back-to-back. In 2021, before injury ended his season, he posted a first-half ERA of 1.08 — the best first-half ERA in major league history. He left New York for the Texas Rangers before the 2023 season on a 5-year deal. The signed baseball from his Mets career is the physical document of what Citi Field witnessed across nearly a decade of deGrom dominance. Steiner Sports authenticated.

⭐ The Signed Rawlings ROML Baseball — Steiner Sports COA — A Collector's Pitcher Piece

A signed baseball from an elite starting pitcher carries a specific kind of weight in the sports memorabilia market — it connects to the physical object of the pitcher's craft, the Rawlings Official Major League Baseball that deGrom held in his hand before every windup, every four-seam fastball, every slider that bent two feet and left batters frozen over the plate. The ROML is the standard game ball — the ball used in every major league game since Rawlings became the official supplier. Steiner Sports is one of the most recognized authenticators in the memorabilia market, and this COA confirms the deGrom signature. For Mets fans. For baseball card and memorabilia collectors. For anyone who watched those ERA seasons and understood that they were seeing something that the record books had never seen quite that way before.

📦 Item Details

Item: Autographed Jacob deGrom Rawlings Official Major League Baseball ROML. Authentication: Steiner Sports COA included. Player: Jacob deGrom. Born: June 19, 1988, DeLand, Florida. College: Stetson University (DeLand, Florida). Draft: 9th round, 272nd overall, 2010 MLB Draft, New York Mets (as a shortstop, converted to pitcher). Career: New York Mets (2014-2022); Texas Rangers (2023-present). Accolades: 2014 NL Rookie of Year; 2x NL Cy Young Award (2018, 2019); 5x All-Star. Condition: NOS.

⚾⭐ DeLand. Florida. Stetson University. The 272nd pick. Shortstop. Now a pitcher. 2014. Rookie of the Year. 2018. 1.70 ERA. Cy Young. 2019. 2.43 ERA. Cy Young again. 2021. 1.08 ERA through the first half. The greatest pitcher of his era. The New York Mets could not score. The baseball was signed anyway. Rawlings ROML. Steiner Sports authenticated. The deGrom signature. The most dominant right hand in the modern game.