DATE: 1983 ORIGINAL or DUPLICATE: Original Film TEAM: New York Yankees SUBJECT: APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm in Ektachrome slide mount NUMBER OF SLIDES: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is an original color transparency (film) which, like original negatives, can be used to produce high-quality prints (and unlike negatives, can be viewed and enjoyed with the naked eye, without having to use software to invert the image). See scan for further details. This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Stephen Charles Balboni was born in 1957 in Brockton, MA and went to college at Eckerd College. He played major league baseball from 1981 to 1993 as 1st baseman for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers, and appeared in the 1985 World Series. Balboni also coached for the Kansas City Royals organization, developing their younger hitters. After three years with the Royals, he joined the Montreal Expos organization, where he ran their extended spring training program and managed the Vermont Expos in 2001. Following his time with the Expos, he became the St. Louis Cardinals' AA hitting coach for three years. He still coaches part time at the Steve Balboni Baseball School. As of 2010, Balboni was a major league scout for the San Francisco Giants. In 2011 he was elected to the International League Hall of Fame. SKU: LSP01347
Item: LSP01347
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