⚾ Autographed Signed Mark Grace Chicago Cubs Blue Baseball Jersey JSA COA — Winston-Salem North Carolina Piedmont Triad, Chicago Cubs 1B, 4x Gold Glove, 3x All-Star, Most Hits in Any Decade 1990s 1754 Hits, 2001 World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks — JSA Authenticated

The Chicago Cubs blue. The alternate jersey of the Friendly Confines — Wrigley Field, the ivy, the bleachers, the North Side of Chicago and the tradition of love and hope and the long wait that the Cubs faithful carried for over a century. Signed by Mark Grace — Amazing Grace — the first baseman who gave Wrigley Field 13 of the finest defensive and contact-hitting seasons it has ever witnessed. Authenticated by JSA. This is the blue jersey — distinct from the Cubs grey road version listed separately.

🌟 Mark Grace — Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Amazing Grace; Wrigley Field

Mark Grace was born June 28, 1964, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina — Forsyth County, the Piedmont Triad, tobacco country, the home of R.J. Reynolds and a city that has produced its own athletic talent while remaining less famous for it than the cities around it. He came up through the Cubs system and made his major league debut in 1988, immediately showing the combination of contact hitting and defensive excellence that would define his career at first base. He was not a power hitter in the traditional sense; he was a professional hitter — .303 career average, 2,445 career hits — who made contact with remarkable consistency and played first base with a fluidity that earned him four Gold Glove Awards.

🧤 Four Gold Gloves — The Most Hits of Any Player in the 1990s

Mark Grace won the Gold Glove Award in 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996 — four consecutive NL first-base Gold Gloves in a five-year span. He was also the player with the most hits of any player in the entire 1990s decade — 1,754 hits across the ten years, more than any other player regardless of position or league. Three All-Star selections (1992, 1993, 1995). The complete first baseman — glove, bat, IQ, presence. The Cubs blue jersey is the jersey of all those seasons at Wrigley, all those games in the afternoon sun, all those thousands of hits.

🏆 2001 World Series Champion — Arizona Diamondbacks

Mark Grace ended his career as a World Series champion — one of the great series in baseball history. The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees in 7 games (clinching in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7 on a walk-off hit), and Grace was a part of that championship team that brought Arizona its first title. The blue Cubs jersey represents the primary chapter of his career, and the championship ring represents the perfect ending.

📦 Item Details

Item: Autographed Chicago Cubs Blue Baseball Jersey — signed by Mark Grace. Authentication: JSA (James Spence Authentication) COA included. Player: Mark Grace. Born: June 28, 1964, Winston-Salem, NC (Forsyth County; Piedmont Triad). MLB: Chicago Cubs (1988-2000), Arizona Diamondbacks (2001-2002). Accolades: 4x Gold Glove (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996); 3x All-Star (1992, 1993, 1995); most hits of any player in the 1990s (1,754); 2001 World Series champion (D-backs over Yankees 4-3). Note: Blue jersey — distinct from Cubs grey road jersey (listed separately). Condition: NOS.

⚾⭐ Winston-Salem. Wrigley Field. Amazing Grace. Four Gold Gloves. The most hits of the 1990s. The 2001 championship. Signed on the Cubs blue. Authenticated by JSA.