MLB Authenticated- Shogo Akiyama HIT #11 - 1B To Whit Merrifield Off Brad Keller

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MLB Authenticated - Shogo Akiyama Single to Whit Merrifield off Brad Keller. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. On August 12, 2020, the Kansas City Royals visited the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Brad Keller started for the Royals, while Wade Miley went for the Reds. In the bottom of the first, Shogo Akiyama led off for the Reds. He worked the count to 2-2, fouling off pitches. After the sixth pitch, Keller HELD THIS BALL IN HIS HAND. Keller threw a slider with this ball that Akiyama foul tipped. (It must have been a foul tip else this ball would have been retired.) On the eighth pitch of the AB, Keller threw a four-seam fastball, and AKIYAMA LACED THIS BALL TO WHIT MERRIFIELD IN CF FOR A SINGLE!! (Yes, that means Merrifield touched this ball too!) By my count, this was Akiyama‘s 11th MLB hit!! The Reds got hits from Akiyama, Jesse Winker, Freddy Galvis, and Josh VanMeter, but ended up losing to the Royals 5-4. (Nicholas Castellanos, Joey Votto, Eugenio Suarez, Nick Senzel, Kyle Farmer, and Ticker Barnhart all went hitless for the Reds.) This ball is MLB Authenticated for Akiyama’s single. [Please note that this ball does not come with a case.] Thank you for purchasing!!