Formed in 1969, the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals in 2005. This Nationals inaugural season commemorative bat and jersey were signed on September 30th, 2005, after a game vs the Phillies. The MLB holograms guarantee authenticity. Both items are NM with signatures averaging ("9" to "10").
The jersey (MLB Auth#00583135) has (46) signatures including: Frank Robinson (Manager), Zimmerman (rookie), L. Hernandez, Loaiza, Schneider, Watson, Raush, Morgan, Cruz, Spivey, Hughes, Rasner, Carrasco, Cordero, Halama, Carroll, Majewski, Short, McGraw, Church, Guzman, Vidro, Osik, Patterson, Buford, Armas Jr. and Witt.
The bat (MLB Auth#00583133) has (50+) signatures including: Frank Robinson (manager), Zimmerman (rookie), L. Hernandez, Eischen. Wilson, Bergmann, Bennett, Kelly, Loaiza, Schneider, Watson, Raush, Cruz, Rasner, Cordero, Halama, Carroll, Majewski, Short, McGraw, Church, Guzman, Vidro, Buford, Armas Jr., Witt and Ohka. Opening Bid $300.