Juan Soto Signed Dominican Republic Custom Baseball Jersey JSA Authenticated

Add the signature of the man Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated called "the greatest hitting prodigy since Ted Williams" — in the colors of the country where he was born — to your collection with this Juan Soto Autographed Dominican Republic Custom Baseball Jersey — JSA Authenticated. Juan Soto's professional career has rotated through four MLB franchises in eight seasons: the Washington Nationals, the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets, with whom he signed a 15-year, $765 million contract in December 2024 — the largest contract in the history of professional sports. The Dominican Republic jersey is the through-line. Soto was born in Santo Domingo on October 25, 1998. He signed his first professional contract there with Washington Nationals scouts in 2015 at the age of 16. He represented the Dominican Republic in the 2023 World Baseball Classic — where he led or tied for the team lead in hits, doubles, home runs, walks, and OPS — the offensive engine of the country's national team on the sport's most prominent available international stage. Across every MLB jersey Soto has worn and will continue to wear across the longest contract in professional sports history, the Dominican Republic jersey represents the credential that does not change uniforms with him: the country he carries with him, the national team he represents internationally, the identity that precedes and outlasts every MLB chapter. Hand-signed by Soto, authenticated by James Spence Authentication with a numbered JSA sticker and certificate of authenticity verifiable at JSA's official website.

This Dominican Republic Custom Baseball Jersey has been hand-signed by Juan Soto. The autograph has been certified authentic by James Spence Authentication (JSA) with a numbered JSA sticker and certificate of authenticity verifiable at JSA's official website.

Product Highlights

• Hand-signed by Juan Soto — New York Mets right fielder; 4x MLB All-Star; 6x Silver Slugger Award winner; 2019 World Series champion; 2020 NL batting title (.351); 2022 Home Run Derby champion; 2023 World Baseball Classic Dominican Republic team leader
• Dominican Republic Custom Baseball Jersey — the international colorway of Soto's birth country; the national-team jersey representing the country he carries across every MLB chapter
• JSA Authenticated — numbered JSA sticker and certificate of authenticity verifiable at JSA's official website
• Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (October 25, 1998); signed with Washington Nationals as international free agent in 2015 at age 16; made MLB debut May 15, 2018
• 2023 World Baseball Classic: played for the Dominican Republic national team; led or tied for the team lead in hits, doubles, home runs, walks, and OPS; one of his home runs came in the knockout loss to Puerto Rico; also recorded an outfield assist against Nicaragua
• Career credentials: "the greatest hitting prodigy since Ted Williams" (Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, 2022); through first 464 MLB games, Soto and Williams were the only players in MLB history with 90+ home runs and 350+ walks
• Contract: 15-year, $765 million with New York Mets (December 2024) — largest contract in the history of professional sports; $75M signing bonus; 2029 opt-out
• Backed by our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee

The National-Team Credential — The Through-Line

Most signed memorabilia documents the franchise relationship — the team a player was on when the autograph was signed, the colorway of the contract the player was working under at the time. Juan Soto's MLB franchise relationships have rotated more than most: five years with the Washington Nationals, parts of two seasons with the San Diego Padres, one season with the New York Yankees, and now the longest contract in professional sports history with the New York Mets. The Dominican Republic jersey documents something different. It is not a franchise relationship — it is a national identity, a credential that has been part of Soto since before he ever signed an MLB contract and will be part of him after every available MLB contract is complete. He was born in Santo Domingo. He signed his first professional contract in the Dominican Republic with Washington Nationals scouts in 2015 when he was 16 years old. He represented the Dominican Republic in the 2023 World Baseball Classic when MLB players were given the opportunity to play for their national teams. He has, throughout his career, spoken about and acted on his connection to the Dominican Republic — including donating $200,000 to Dominican athletes competing in the 2021 Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic custom jersey signed by Soto is the international-team credential format — the colorway that does not rotate with his contract, the country he carries across every MLB chapter, in the national-team identity that precedes and outlasts every franchise relationship his career produces.

2023 World Baseball Classic — Soto Led the Team

The 2023 World Baseball Classic gathered the world's most accomplished baseball nations for the most prestigious available international competition the sport organizes — including a Dominican Republic team that featured a roster of MLB superstars representing the country whose baseball lineage includes Pedro Martínez, Manny Ramirez, Vladimir Guerrero (the elder Hall of Famer), Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, and the deepest available pipeline of MLB talent any single country has produced in the modern era. Within that Dominican Republic roster, Juan Soto led the team in nearly every significant offensive category. He led or tied for the team lead in hits, doubles, home runs, walks, and OPS — the offensive engine of the country's tournament effort. One of his home runs came in the Dominican Republic's knockout-round loss to Puerto Rico, which ended the country's tournament run short of the championship round. He also recorded an outfield assist against Nicaragua, adding the defensive contribution to the offensive credential. The 2023 WBC was Soto's most prominent available opportunity to represent the Dominican Republic on a single international stage — the credential that distinguishes this signed jersey from any signed MLB jersey he has produced or will produce. The Dominican Republic colors carry the WBC contribution on top of the country-of-birth credential that the jersey itself represents.

Santo Domingo and the Dominican Baseball Heritage

Santo Domingo, the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic, is one of the most productive cities in the global pipeline of professional baseball talent. Among the major league players born in Santo Domingo specifically: Robinson Canó (whom Soto's friends nicknamed him after — "Little Robbie"), Manny Ramirez (whom Soto idolized growing up), along with countless other MLB players whose careers have linked the city to the sport's biggest stages. Juan Soto grew up in Santo Domingo training with his father — who would toss crumpled paper, rocks, or bottle caps for him to hit with a bat when traditional baseballs weren't available. He spent his childhood in a tough neighborhood where his mother limited the time he spent outside, prompting him to develop an indoor baseball training routine that became the unconventional foundation of the swing baseball writers would later compare to Ted Williams. He signed his first professional contract with Washington at 16, left for the United States, became fluent in English using Rosetta Stone within 18 months of his MLB debut, and has remained connected to the Dominican Republic across his entire career — through his philanthropy, through his international play, and through the family connections that include his younger brother Elian, who also plays in the Washington Nationals organization. The Dominican Republic jersey signed by Soto is the national-team credential of the player whose origin story is built into the country's most accomplished available available baseball heritage — the colorway of the country where the swing was developed and where the credential behind the autograph began.

JSA Authentication

This jersey has been certified authentic by James Spence Authentication (JSA). The autograph includes a numbered JSA sticker and certificate of authenticity verifiable at JSA's official website.

Authenticity

This jersey is certified authentic by James Spence Authentication (JSA). The numbered JSA sticker and certificate of authenticity are verifiable at JSA's official website.

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