1998 marked Yankee Stadium’s 75th anniversary, and the team rang it in with its 24th World Series title, sweeping the San Diego Padres. The Yankees made history during this epic season, winning a total of 125 games against 50 losses in both the regular (114) and post-season (11), smashing the previous record of 116 combined wins by the Mets in 1986. This OAL (Budig) baseball is signed by that team. This ball has been signed by 23 members of the championship squad, including Derek Jeter (sweet spot), Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, Joe Torre, Tino Martinez, Paul O’Neill, Ricky Ledee, Orlando Hernandez, Graeme Lloyd, Darryl Strawberry, David Cone, Ramiro Mendoza, Joe Girardi, Chuck Knoblauch, Hideki Irabu, Homer Bush, Scott Brosius.