Really cool throwback jersey worn by Robin Ventura in 1990 while suiting up for the White Sox. This was the first time in baseball history that a team wore throwback jerseys. The White Sox went back to 1917 and this is one rare and nice set being offered. You can notice the number change from 21 to 23 as he had a slow start to his season and decided to change things up. The hat and pants are included. Very hard to find set, especially from a star like Ventura. Tagged on this Rawlings size 44 is a 1990 special edition label with Ventura also embroidered on the tag. The jersey and hat are both photo matched. In the photo with Carlton Fisk, you can see the pin stripe on the hat matching up exactly. On the jersey, you can see the black piping curving in towards the pin stripe near the second from the top button in the exact fashion as well as the bottom of the swooping S also matching up to the pin stripe location. The pants are tagged with a size 36 Rawlings 90 36 26 Ventura to compliment this fine set.
Robin Ventura is a former professional baseball third baseman and manager. Ventura played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also the manager for the White Sox for five seasons. The White Sox selected Ventura in the first round, tenth overall in the 1988 amateur draft from Oklahoma State University. He is a six-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, two-time MLB All-Star selection and a National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
While playing college baseball for the Cowboys at OSU, Ventura was a three-time All-American who achieved a Division I-record 58-game hitting streak. In 1988, he won the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award and played for the gold medal-winning Olympic baseball team.
Ventura retired as a player in 2004 after playing in 2,079 career games, 294 HRs that includes 18 grand slams, .267 Batting Average and 1,182 RBIs. He is the only player in Major League history to hit a grand slam during each end of a double header. He became the manager of the Chicago White Sox after the 2011 season and led the team until 2016.