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Ralph Kiner made his Major League Baseball debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 16 1946. He would ultimately spend 10 years in the game playing in six straight All-Star Games and crushing 369 career home runs. For his efforts as a player Kiner was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975. After retirement at the age of 32 Kiner embarked on a broadcasting career becoming a Mets announcer in 1962 a position he's held for close to 50 years now. Kiner has signed this ash bat and inscribed it "HOF." A Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity is included.