John Stearns And 1  Other,  Signed Baseball. Stearns signature is the clearest.  The other signature may be Rick Ownbey. Guessing the ball was signed  1982  or 83 when they were both on the NY Mets Roster.

Nicknamed “Bad Dude”, John Stearns is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher who played for the New York Mets from 1975 to 1984 after playing a single game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1974.

Stearns was a two-sport star in college, and he entered professional baseball after being selected in both the MLB and National Football League drafts. He struggled with injuries in the latter portion of his career. He served as the catching coordinator for the Seattle Mariners and the interim manager of the minor league Tacoma Rainiers before being named third base coach under Lloyd McClendon .

Ball is scuffed and stained. Also some of the stitching has come out - please see all pictures.