{"product_id":"juan-soto-signed-dominican-republic-custom-baseball-jersey-jsa-authenticated","title":"Juan Soto Signed Dominican Republic Custom Baseball Jersey JSA Authenticated","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd the signature of the man Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated \ncalled \"the greatest hitting prodigy since Ted Williams\" — \nin the colors of the country where he was born — \nto your collection with this \n\u003cstrong\u003eJuan Soto Autographed Dominican Republic \nCustom Baseball Jersey — JSA Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nJuan Soto's professional career has rotated through \nfour MLB franchises in eight seasons: \nthe Washington Nationals, the San Diego Padres, \nthe New York Yankees, and the New York Mets, \nwith whom he signed a 15-year, $765 million contract \nin December 2024 — \nthe largest contract in the history of professional sports. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dominican Republic jersey \nis the through-line. \nSoto was born in Santo Domingo on October 25, 1998. \nHe signed his first professional contract there \nwith Washington Nationals scouts in 2015 \nat the age of 16. \nHe represented the Dominican Republic \nin the 2023 World Baseball Classic — \nwhere he led or tied for the team lead \nin hits, doubles, home runs, walks, and OPS — \nthe offensive engine of the country's national team \non the sport's most prominent available international stage. \nAcross every MLB jersey Soto has worn \nand will continue to wear across \nthe longest contract in professional sports history, \nthe Dominican Republic jersey \nrepresents the credential \nthat does not change uniforms with him: \nthe country he carries with him, \nthe national team he represents internationally, \nthe identity that precedes \nand outlasts every MLB chapter.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nHand-signed by Soto, \nauthenticated by James Spence Authentication \nwith a numbered JSA sticker and certificate of authenticity \nverifiable at JSA's official website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eDominican Republic Custom Baseball Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e \nhas been \u003cstrong\u003ehand-signed by Juan Soto\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe autograph has been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eJames Spence Authentication (JSA)\u003c\/strong\u003e \nwith a numbered JSA sticker and certificate of authenticity \nverifiable at JSA's official website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-signed by \u003cstrong\u003eJuan Soto\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nNew York Mets right fielder; \n4x MLB All-Star; 6x Silver Slugger Award winner; \n2019 World Series champion; \n2020 NL batting title (.351); \n2022 Home Run Derby champion; \n2023 World Baseball Classic Dominican Republic team leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDominican Republic Custom Baseball Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe international colorway of Soto's birth country; \nthe national-team jersey representing \nthe country he carries across every MLB chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJSA Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nnumbered JSA sticker and certificate of authenticity \nverifiable at JSA's official website\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorn Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic\u003c\/strong\u003e \n(October 25, 1998); \nsigned with Washington Nationals \nas international free agent in 2015 at age 16; \nmade MLB debut May 15, 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2023 World Baseball Classic\u003c\/strong\u003e: \nplayed for the Dominican Republic national team; \nled or tied for the team lead in \nhits, doubles, home runs, walks, and OPS; \none of his home runs came in the knockout loss to Puerto Rico; \nalso recorded an outfield assist against Nicaragua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCareer credentials: \n\"\u003cstrong\u003ethe greatest hitting prodigy since Ted Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e\" \n(Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, 2022); \nthrough first 464 MLB games, \nSoto and Williams were the only players in MLB history \nwith 90+ home runs and 350+ walks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContract: \u003cstrong\u003e15-year, $765 million\u003c\/strong\u003e \nwith New York Mets (December 2024) — \nlargest contract in the history of professional sports; \n$75M signing bonus; 2029 opt-out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacked by our \u003cstrong\u003eLifetime Authenticity Guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe National-Team Credential — The Through-Line\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost signed memorabilia documents \nthe franchise relationship — \nthe team a player was on \nwhen the autograph was signed, \nthe colorway of the contract \nthe player was working under at the time. \nJuan Soto's MLB franchise relationships \nhave rotated more than most: \nfive years with the Washington Nationals, \nparts of two seasons with the San Diego Padres, \none season with the New York Yankees, \nand now the longest contract in professional sports history \nwith the New York Mets. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dominican Republic jersey \ndocuments something different. \nIt is not a franchise relationship \n— it is a national identity, \na credential that has been part of Soto \nsince before he ever signed an MLB contract \nand will be part of him \nafter every available MLB contract is complete. \nHe was born in Santo Domingo. \nHe signed his first professional contract \nin the Dominican Republic \nwith Washington Nationals scouts in 2015 \nwhen he was 16 years old. \nHe represented the Dominican Republic \nin the 2023 World Baseball Classic \nwhen MLB players were given the opportunity \nto play for their national teams. \nHe has, throughout his career, \nspoken about and acted on his connection \nto the Dominican Republic — \nincluding donating $200,000 \nto Dominican athletes \ncompeting in the 2021 Summer Olympics.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe Dominican Republic custom jersey signed by Soto \nis the international-team credential format — \nthe colorway that does not rotate with his contract, \nthe country he carries across every MLB chapter, \nin the national-team identity \nthat precedes and outlasts \nevery franchise relationship his career produces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e2023 World Baseball Classic — Soto Led the Team\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 World Baseball Classic \ngathered the world's most accomplished baseball nations \nfor the most prestigious available international \ncompetition the sport organizes — \nincluding a Dominican Republic team \nthat featured a roster of MLB superstars \nrepresenting the country whose baseball lineage \nincludes Pedro Martínez, Manny Ramirez, \nVladimir Guerrero (the elder Hall of Famer), \nAlbert Pujols, David Ortiz, \nand the deepest available pipeline \nof MLB talent any single country \nhas produced in the modern era. \n\u003cstrong\u003eWithin that Dominican Republic roster, \nJuan Soto led the team in nearly every \nsignificant offensive category. \nHe led or tied for the team lead in hits, \ndoubles, home runs, walks, and OPS — \nthe offensive engine of the country's tournament effort. \nOne of his home runs came in the Dominican Republic's \nknockout-round loss to Puerto Rico, \nwhich ended the country's tournament run \nshort of the championship round. \nHe also recorded an outfield assist against Nicaragua, \nadding the defensive contribution \nto the offensive credential.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe 2023 WBC was Soto's most prominent available \nopportunity to represent the Dominican Republic \non a single international stage — \nthe credential that distinguishes \nthis signed jersey \nfrom any signed MLB jersey he has produced \nor will produce. \nThe Dominican Republic colors carry \nthe WBC contribution \non top of the country-of-birth credential \nthat the jersey itself 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