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Framed Autographed/Signed Chris Sabo 35x39 Cincinnati White Baseball Jersey JSA COA

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Autographed/Signed Chris Sabo Cincinnati Reds White Baseball Jersey — JSA COA — Framed — 1988 NL Rookie of the Year — 1990 World Series Champion — Detroit, Michigan — The Goggles Third Baseman

⚾ If you watched National League baseball in the late 1980s and early 1990s, you remember Chris Sabo by the goggles — the distinctive protective eyewear that became his visual signature from the moment he arrived in Cincinnati as a rookie third baseman in 1988, giving his face a recognizable identity in a sport where face coverage is not standard, and giving the ballpark photographers and television cameras a visual detail that appeared on every highlight clip of Sabo diving for ground balls down the third base line at Riverfront Stadium. This is the Cincinnati Reds white baseball jersey signed by Chris Sabo and authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA), framed and ready for display — a certified piece from the goggle-wearing third baseman who won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1988 and the World Series ring in 1990. Condition: NOS.

🌊 Detroit, Michigan — The Big Red Machine Era Connection

🌊 Chris Sabo was born on January 19, 1962, in Detroit — a Michigan city with a baseball tradition built around Tiger Stadium and the storied Detroit Tigers franchise, but whose player development pipelines fed athletes into every major league organization including the Cincinnati Reds. From Detroit, Sabo made his way through the Cincinnati system at a time when the Reds were transitioning from the Big Red Machine era of the 1970s — the championships, the dynasties, the names Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, and Ken Griffey Sr. — into the next generation of competitive Cincinnati baseball. Sabo arrived in 1988 as part of that next generation. Condition: NOS.

🏆 1988 NL Rookie of the Year — Third Base in Cincinnati

🏆 Chris Sabo won the National League Rookie of the Year Award for the 1988 season — a recognition from the BBWAA that Sabo's combination of batting production, defensive proficiency at third base, and the overall impact on the Cincinnati Reds lineup justified his selection over every other first-year player in the National League. His 1988 season produced a .271 batting average, 11 home runs, 44 RBI, and 46 stolen bases — a speed-and-contact production profile from the third base position that the Rookie of the Year voters rewarded with their top vote. Condition: NOS.

1990 World Series — Swept the A's

⭐ In 1990, Chris Sabo and the Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland Athletics in four games to win the World Series — one of the most stunning sweeps in Fall Classic history, given that the 1989 champion Athletics were the heavy betting favorite entering the series. Sabo was a critical component of the Reds' championship team, hitting two home runs in Game 3 as part of the dominant Cincinnati offensive performance that made the sweep possible. The Riverfront Stadium championship that the 1990 Reds delivered returned a World Series title to Cincinnati for the first time since the Big Red Machine's back-to-back championships in 1975 and 1976. Condition: NOS.

⚾🏆 Chris Sabo. Detroit, Michigan. Cincinnati Reds. The Goggles Third Baseman. 1988 NL Rookie of the Year. 3x All-Star. 1990 World Series champion. Autographed Cincinnati Reds white baseball jersey, JSA COA, framed. Condition: NOS.

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