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Originally Posted by Gary Dunaier
Here's how MLB describes "Team Issued," as per their website:
Team Issued is a designation by an independent third-party authenticator who attests that the item was issued by the Club to its clubhouse. This designation is not intended to determine use of the item in any capacity.
Basically, that means the team can put a brand new, unused jersey in a player's locker in the clubhouse, and even if the player never wears it, never even has any physical contact with it, it still qualifies as a team issued jersey.
(At least, that's how I interpret it.) |
I'm not sure it even has to make it into an actual locker, and it may suffice if it made it into the possession of the equipment managers. Outside of the MLB authentication program, which at least has some standards, "team issued" and "game issued" are often used very loosely by sellers to hype game model items that were likely never even in possession of the team. Not saying that's the case of the item in question in the OP here.