Atlanta Braves' Rafael Belliard Autographed GAME USED Louisville Slugger Bat. Rafael Belliard was THE STARTING SHORTSTOP for the 1995 World Series Championship Team.

The bat measures 35" in length.

RAFAEL BELLIARD and ATLANTA BRAVES are etched into the barrel of bat in block, font printing.

This GAME USED bat and initial autograph (in black sharpie) was secured directly from Rafael Belliard shortly after the completion of the 1995 World Series Championship in November 1995.

Subsequently, on May 2, 1998 (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED MULTIPLE COLOR PHOTOS OF SUCH BAT BEING PRESENTED TO AND HELD BY RAFAEL BELLIARD), Rafael signed the bat again and personalized it to my daughter Jessica. Personalization could easily be removed via nail polish remover solution. As can be viewed, Rafael's jersey number 2 is clearly inscribed on each end (barrel and handle) of the bat. The bat has good evidence of GAME USE! The handle is taped, and the tape clearly has heavy pine tar residue.

The barrel has cleat markings and black print marking from contact with a baseball. In addition, the rear part of the barrel has some flaking and slight cracking as a result of contact with a pitched baseball.

This item has been protected in a hard plastic, acrylic bat tube, while maintained in an A/C closet and / or storage unit since I acquired the original autograph in November 1995. I took the bat out again in May 1998 for my daughter, Jessica, to present to Rafael to autograph again and personalize the autograph to her when she was just 11 years of age. I returned the bat to the A/C storage unit facility again sometime shortly thereafter.

Thus, this vintage, 28 year old GAME USED item makes for an attrative vintage collectible item from a starting player of the 1995 Atlanta Braves World Series Championship Team. (Please see the many provided color photos.)