This is an Official MLB Baseball that has been hand signed by Andre Dawson. Dawson inscribed this baseball "The Hawk, HOF 2010, 8x GG, 77 NL ROY, 87 NL MVP, & 8x All Star." This item has been certified authentic by Beckett Authentication (BAS) and comes with their tamper-proof QR Code sticker that can be verified on the Beckett-authentication.com.