Autographed Major League baseball signed by Tampa Bay Rays' manager and Hazleton native, Joe Maddon.

Bio:

Maddon became the fourth manager in Rays history on November 15, 2005. In his first season as skipper, he guided the Rays to their most wins at Tropicana Field (41). Prior to joining the Rays he spent all 31 years of his professional baseball career in the Angels organization, including the last 12 on the Major League staff. He spent 12 years on the Minor League level as a manager or an instructor before his promotion to the Angels major league staff as bullpen coach on May 17, 1994. Maddon later replaced Terry Collins as skipper in 1999 after Collins resigned on Sept. 3. Maddon posted a 19-10 record to finish the season. Source: mlb.com

In 2008, Maddon led the Tampa Bay Rays to their first playoff win and first World Series appearance against the Philadelphia Phillies. It completed a full-circle turnaround for the Rays, who had the worst record in Major League Baseball in 2007. Because of this, on November 12 of that year, he was given the American League Manager of the year Award. Source: TampaBay.com