This baseball was personally signed by Minnesota Twins DH, Nelson Cruz This baseball comes with an MLB hologram and can be verified by it's hologram number at MLB.com/authentication. Please note that any marks, smudges and/or imperfections with regard to this authentic autographed item, if applicable, are a result of the player's handling of the piece during its signing and not the result of shipping and handling by the Minnesota Twins Authentics operation.