{"product_id":"autographed-signed-ray-knight-new-york-blue-baseball-jersey-beckett-bas-coa","title":"Autographed\/Signed Ray Knight New York Blue Baseball Jersey Beckett BAS COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eVintage Autographed\/Signed Ray Knight New York Blue Baseball Jersey Beckett BAS COA – Hand-Signed by the 1986 World Series Most Valuable Player, the Third Baseman Who Hit the Go-Ahead Home Run in Game 7 of the Most Famous World Series of the Modern Era and Delivered the Pivotal Production That Defined the Championship Outcome for the New York Mets in October 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The 1986 New York Mets occupy a particular place in baseball history – a team so talented and so vivid in personality that the sports culture of New York and the baseball culture nationally produced a genre of nostalgic recollection around them that has not diminished in the four decades since they won the World Series. They finished 108 and 54 in the regular season under manager Davey Johnson, went through the Houston Astros in a legendary NLCS, and then met the Boston Red Sox in a seven-game World Series that produced some of the most famous and most replayed moments in the history of the sport. Game 6 became one of the most discussed games in baseball history, with the Mets staging a comeback from the brink of elimination that sent the Series to Game 7. Ray Knight was the third baseman on that team, and in Game 7, he was the player who produced when the Mets needed production most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Ray Knight was born December 28, 1952, in Albany, Georgia, and came up as a third baseman in the Cincinnati Reds organization, where he eventually stepped into the lineup as the everyday third baseman and established himself as a professional hitter with a legitimate glove and the plate discipline that organizations value in a corner infielder who needs to contribute consistently rather than spectacularly. He moved through Houston before landing in New York with the Mets in 1984. By 1986, he had been in professional baseball long enough to understand what a postseason run required in terms of concentration and execution, and the experience showed when the World Series came to New York in October.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The 1986 World Series reached Game 7 after one of the most dramatic sixth-game rallies in postseason history, with the Mets staging a comeback from the brink of elimination to force a deciding seventh game at Shea Stadium. In Game 7, with the Mets facing a deficit after the Red Sox jumped ahead early, Knight came to bat in the seventh inning and hit the go-ahead home run – the shot that gave the Mets the lead they would not relinquish on the way to an 8-5 victory and the championship. When the Baseball Writers' Association named the Most Valuable Player of the 1986 World Series, it was Ray Knight – the professional hitter who delivered the moment that the most significant game of the championship required. “The World Series MVP” is not a designation that fades. It follows the player into every conversation about that championship for as long as baseball keeps its history, and Ray Knight's name and that designation are permanently and inseparably linked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✍️ This New York blue baseball jersey carries Knight's personal signature and the Beckett Authentication Services (BAS) Certificate of Authenticity confirming that the autograph was applied personally by Ray Knight. Beckett is one of the three most recognized third-party authentication services in the sports memorabilia industry, and the BAS COA that accompanies this jersey is the professional confirmation that the signature connecting this jersey to the 1986 World Series MVP is genuine. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Ray Knight. Albany, Georgia. New York Mets. 1986 World Series Most Valuable Player. New York Blue Baseball Jersey. Beckett BAS COA. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039603110120,"sku":"J-RAYKNIGHT-NYM-BLUE-BAS","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/autographed-signed-ray-knight-new-york-blue-baseball-jersey-beckett-bas-coa-vintage-960.webp?v=1770237808","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/autographed-signed-ray-knight-new-york-blue-baseball-jersey-beckett-bas-coa","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}