MLB players are celebrated for amazing on-field achievements, such as milestone home runs, 3000th hits, 300th wins and other record-breaking accomplishments. Special logo commemorative baseballs are often made to mark legendary players’ final games, seasons and retirements, jersey and number retirements, Cooperstown MLB Hall of Fame inductions, and other accomplishments. Many of these baseballs are used in MLB games, but this gallery also includes official ROMLB commemoratives that did not get used — “retail only” baseballs. Those are official ROMLB game-grade balls nonetheless and deserve a spot in the Official Game Balls Museum of Baseballs. Please note: we’ve placed the few player game balls used for MLB league-wide events (Jackie Robinson Day, Roberto Clemente Day and Lou Gehrig Day) in the MLB League-Wide Event Baseballs gallery.
1994–1999 Rawlings AL & NL MLB Player Milestone Baseballs
1995 AL Baltimore Orioles Cal Ripken 2130 2131 Consecutive Games Record (Orange-Laced). 1996 AL New York Yankees Mickey Mantle Day August 25. 1998 AL New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio Day September 27. 1999 NL Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron 25th Anniversary, Home Run 715 April 8. (AL Pres. Budig, NL Pres. Coleman)
2000–2010 Rawlings MLB Player Milestone Baseballs (Selig)
2001 Orioles Ripken Final Game, Yankee Stadium (Canceled). 2001 Padres Gwynn Final Game, Pacific Bell Park (Canceled). 2001 Orioles Ripken Final Game. 2001 Gwynn Final Game. 2001 Gwynn Final Game Version 2 (Retail). 2001 Gwynn Final Game Black (Exclusive/Custom Order). 2002 NY Yankees Reggie Jackson Monument Park Day. 2002 SF Giants Bonds 600th Home Run (Retail). 2003 NY Yankees Clemens 300th Win (Retail). 2006 NY Yankees Larsen 1956 World Series Perfect Game (Retail). 2006 NY Yankees Larsen & Berra 1956 WS Perfect Game (Retail). 2007 Seattle/Cincinnati Griffey Welcome Back Junior (Retail).
2010–2014 Rawlings MLB Player Milestone Baseballs (Selig)
2011 NY Yankees Jeter 3000th (Retail). 2012 NY Yankees Mariano Rivera 602 Record Saves (Retail). 2012 Braves Chipper Final Series. 2013 STL Cardinals Stan “The Man” Musial Memorial Game. 2013 NY Mets Pizza Mets Hall of Fame 9/29. 2013 NY Yankees Mariano Final Game(s). 2014 Rockies Helton #17 Retirement Game 8/17. 2014 Yankees Mariano Serie Leyenda #42 Legend Series Panama. 2014 Braves Hank Aaron 40th Anniversary, Home Run 715 4/8. 2014 LA Angels/Cardinals Pujols 500 Home Runs (Retail). 2014 LA Angels/Cardinals Pujols 500 Home Runs (Black, Large Logo Sample/Prototype). 2014 NY Yankees Jeter #2 Captain Final Game.
2015–2016 Rawlings MLB Player Milestone Baseballs (Manfred)
2015 Red Sox Ortiz 500th Home Run (Retail). 2015 NY Yankees Rodriguez 3000th AROD 3000 (Retail). 2015 NY Yankees Bernie Williams #51 Retirement. 2015 NY Yankees Pettitte #46 Retired. 2015 NY Yankees Posada #20 Retirement. 2015 Diamondbacks Randy Johnson #51 Retirement. 2016–2017 Pete Rose 14 Forever Retirement & Statue Games. 2016 NY Yankees Yogi Berra Old Timers Game. 2016–2017 Marlins Ichiro Suzuki 3000th Hit. 2016 NY Mets Piazza HOF Induction. 3X 2016 Seattle Ken Griffey Jr. #24 Retirement Official Game Ball (Sample Larger Logo, On-field Gamer Logo, Prototype Logo Variant). 2016 Seattle Griffey Jr. HOF (Retail? Use Unknown). 2016 Red Sox Ortiz Final Season.
2017–2018 Rawlings MLB Player Milestone Baseballs (Manfred)
2017 Pujols 600th Home Runs (Retail). 2017 Beltre 3000 Hit Celebration Game. 2017 Mariners Edgar Martinez #11 Retirement. 2017 NY Yankees Jeter #2 Retirement Farewell Captain. 2017 Yankees Judge AL ROY (Retail). 2017 LA Dodgers Bellinger NL ROY (Retail). 2018 Tigers Trammell #3 Retirement Retail & Game. 2018 Tigers Jack Morris #47 Retirement Retail & Game. 2018 Angels Pujols 3000 Hits (Retail). 2018 Braves Acuña Jr. NL ROY (Retail). 2018 Brewers Yelich NL MVP (Retail).
2019 Rawlings MLB Player Milestone Baseballs (Manfred)
2019 Mariners Martinez MLB HOF Celebration Retail & Game. 2019 Rangers Beltre #29 Retirement Game. 2019 Phillies Utley Retirement (Retail). 2019 Phillies Rollins Retirement (Retail). 2019 Phillies Ryan Howard Retirement (Retail). 3X 2019 Twins Joe Mauer #7 Retirement Retail & Game (And prototype/sample extra small logo). 2019 Rangers Michael Young #10 Retirement Game. 2019 Pirates Steve Blass 60 Seasons Retirement Game. (Game-used balls’ photo credits: @Leagues_Baseball & @Zack_Hample)
2020–2022 Rawlings MLB Player Milestone Baseballs (Manfred)
2020 Phillies Dick Allen #15 Retirement. 2021 Phillies Roy Halladay #34 Retirement Game. 2021 Rockies Larry Walker #33 Retirement. 2022 Athletics Dave Stewart #34 Retirement Game. 2022 Angels Pujols 700 Home Runs (Retail). 2022 Jim Kaat #36 Retirement Retail & Game (GU @Leagues_Baseball). 2022 Tigers Lou Whittaker #1 Retirement Game. 2022 Mariners Ichiro Suzuki SEA HOF Game. 2022 SF Giants Will Clark #22 Retirement Game.
2023–2025 Rawlings MLB Player Milestone Baseballs (Manfred)
2023 Mariners Felix Hernandez HOF. 2023 Tigers Miguel Cabrera Gracias Miggy! 2024 Phillies Cole Hamels (Retail). 2024 Tigers Jim Leyland MLB HOF & #10 Retirement. 2024 Twins Joe Mauer MLB HOF (Retail). 2024 Rockies Todd Helton MLB HOF Game. 2024 MLB Roberto Clemente Award (Retail). 2025 Mets David Wright #5 Retirement & NYM HOF. 2025 Mariners Ichiro Suzuki #51 Retirement Game. 2025 Ichiro MLB HOF Weekend (Retail). 2025 Brewers Bob Uecker Celebration of Life Game (Game-use Only!). 2025 Orioles Cal Ripken Jr. 2,131 Streak Record 30th Anniversary.
All baseballs marked “Retail” in this gallery are official Rawlings Big League ROMLB-level baseballs covered in the highest grade of cowhide leather. They’re made to the same exact specifications as those used in regulation games . In other words, these gems all deserve their place in the esteemed OfficialGameBalls.com Museum of Baseballs whether or not they were used on the field in gameplay.
The league and individual teams create official player milestones baseballs to commemorate an upcoming record or monumental achievement, but they’re not made available until after the accomplishment is achieved. So a number of these don’t get a chance to be used in games. Examples include commemoratives for the MVP Award, Rookie of the Year, 3000th hit, and 500th home run. Rawlings dealers and Rawlings itself can special order commemorative baseballs to recognize players’ accomplishments and awards, and sometimes these logoballs are used exclusively for player appearances, on-field pre-game ceremonies, and exclusive signings.
Game-Used Examples: Rawlings MLB Player Milestone Baseballs
Photo Credit: @Zach Hample & @Leagues_Baseball: 2015 NY Yankees Bernie Williams #51. 2015 NY Yankees Pettitte #46. 2015 NY Yankees Posada #20. 2015 Diamondbacks Randy Johnson #51. 2016–2017 Pete Rose 14 Forever. 2017 Ichiro 3000th Hit. 2016 Seattle Griffey Jr. #24. 2016 Mets Piazza HOF. 2016 Red Sox Ortiz Final. 2017 Mariners Edgar Martinez #11. 2019 Twins Joe Mauer #7. 2019 Pirates Steve Blass 60 Seasons. 2020 Phillies Dick Allen #15 Retirement. 2021 Phillies Roy Halladay #34 Retirement Game. 2021 Rockies Larry Walker #33 Retirement. 2022 Athletics Dave Stewart #34 Retirement Game. 2022 Tigers Lou Whittaker #1 Retirement Game. 2022 Mariners Ichiro Suzuki SEA HOF Game. 2022 SF Giants Will Clark #22 Retirement Game. 2024 Leyland HOF #10 (@2_gregz). 2024 Rockies Todd Helton MLB HOF.