AARON BOONE BRET BOONE & STEPHEN BARRY LARKIN 8x10 PHOTO #2 Baseball Brothers WM

Description: WATERMARK WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE ITEM THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE. For the first time in baseball history, a major-league team’s infield was manned by two pairs of brothers. On the last day of the 1998 season, Cincinnati Reds manager Jack McKeon filled out his lineup card with Stephen Larkin at first base, Bret Boone at second, Barry Larkin at shortstop, and Aaron Boone at third. The landmark game was made possible by the Reds’ front office arranging for Stephen Larkin’s last-minute call-up to the majors. Barry Larkin and Bret Boone were established major leaguers in 1998. Bret Boone was in his fifth season with the Reds and his seventh since making his major-league debut with Seattle in 1992. Barry Larkin was in his 13th season with the Reds, with whom he originally signed in 1985. The pair had been mainstays in the Reds lineup for the entire season. Bret Boone had earned his first All-Star selection and first Gold Glove Award, while Barry Larkin received the eighth Silver Slugger Award of his distinguished career. Aaron Boone was in his second season in the majors in 1998. He had started the year with the Reds as a reserve infielder but was sent to Triple-A Indianapolis after batting .100 in nine games. He returned to the Reds at the end of July and took over third-base duties, previously shared by Pokey Reese and Paul Konerko, for the rest of the season. Stephen Larkin was in high school in 1990 when he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition causing enlargement of the walls of the heart. It caused him to give up sports in high school, although the Reds still drafted him out of high school in 1991.1 With his parents signing a waiver and the installation of a pacemaker, he played baseball at the University of Texas and was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the June 1994 draft. Late in his second season in the Rangers organization, he was traded to the Reds for third baseman Craig Worthington. Stephen’s time in the Reds’ minor-league system was marginally productive. In his fifth pro season, 1998, with Double-A Chattanooga, where he had a mediocre slash line of .229/.288/.352 with 3 home runs and 31 RBIs in 80 games, he went on the injured list on August 14 after his pacemaker had stopped working. A week later he had it surgically replaced.2 In any other organization than the Reds, Stephen Larkin wouldn’t have gotten the call-up to the major-league team, because he wasn’t considered a prospect. But Reds general manager Jim Bowden completed the purchase of Stephen Larkin’s contract on the day of the Reds’ last game, with the intention that the Larkin brothers would play together. Stephen Larkin said, “Bowden said he had an idea and wanted to make it happen. He wasn’t sure he would be here next year, so he wanted to do it.” This is your opportunity to purchase an authentic 8x10 glossy photo. This is a high quality image, printed in a photo lab. We ship both to buyers domestically in the USA and also buyers internationally. WE OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING SO AFTER YOUR FIRST PURCHASED ITEM, ALL ADDITIONAL PHOTOS IN THAT SAME ORDER SHIP FOR NO ADDITIONAL COST. All 8x10s are shipped flat, protected by cardboard and packaged professionally. Shipping within the USA is via USPS and comes with tracking to ensure your item is securely and safely delivered to you. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS (PLEASE READ): We are a part of the EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM and all shipping charges are handled by EBAY directly. We are unable to change the shipping rates provided through the GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM so please make sure you check the shipping and import charges they charge before you purchase. You can see for yourself how the program works at this official EBAY link: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-globally.html

Price: 11.5 USD

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

End Time: 2024-10-15T18:46:36.000Z

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