{"id":143938,"date":"2025-07-24T07:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143938"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:10:46","slug":"worlds-most-autographed-baseball-coming-to-coca-cola-park-july-24th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143938","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Most Autographed Baseball Coming To Coca-Cola Park, July 24th!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>World\u2019s Most Autographed Baseball Coming To Coca-Cola Park, July 24th!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come put your own signature on history!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>Allentown, Pennsylvania (July 23, 2025)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are excited to announce that in an effort to break a Guinness World Record for the most number of signatures on a piece of sports memorabilia, and in keeping with its legacy of delighting fans through unique promotions, Minor League Baseball (\u201cMiLB\u201d) is bringing \u201cThe World\u2019s Most Autographed Baseball\u201d Tour to Coca-Cola Park on Thursday, July 24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indy_Photo-Jun-24-2025-9-40-40-PM.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-143940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indy_Photo-Jun-24-2025-9-40-40-PM-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indy_Photo-Jun-24-2025-9-40-40-PM-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indy_Photo-Jun-24-2025-9-40-40-PM-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indy_Photo-Jun-24-2025-9-40-40-PM-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indy_Photo-Jun-24-2025-9-40-40-PM-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indy_Photo-Jun-24-2025-9-40-40-PM.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On July 24, an eight-foot, 1200-pound replica Minor League game baseball will roll into Coca-Cola Park. Fans, players and community members are invited to make their marks on history by adding their signatures to the ball. First pitch on Thursday against the Norfolk Tides is slated for 7:05 with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. for Twisted Thursday presented by Twisted Tea with Happy Hour from 5pm &#8211; 7pm. It\u2019s also Festers Night presented by Service Electric with the first 3,000 adults 18 and over receiving a Festers Cap Giveaway courtesy of Service Electric. Tickets can be purchased at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ironpigsbaseball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ironpigsbaseball.com<\/a>, stopping by the Provident Bank Ticket Office at Coca-Cola Park, or by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447).<\/p>\n<p>The ball is visiting 15 Minor League ballparks in total before the tour concludes on July 29 just outside MLB\u2019s New York City headquarters, where an official Guinness World Records judge will be on-site to certify the record once achieved. Following the activation, &#8220;The World&#8217;s Most Autographed Baseball&#8221; will be a centerpiece at future MiLB fan events and serve as a lasting testament to the game&#8217;s vibrant fan base and the collective passion that fuels Minor League Baseball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Minor League Baseball at its finest &#8211; innovative, fun and something for the whole family to enjoy,\u201d said Kristin Sutton, Vice President of Marketing for MiLB. \u201cOnly in MiLB can you experience baseball like this. We can\u2019t wait to see the response in these communities and find out just how many autographs we can fit on this ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Follow the IronPigs on Twitter at @IronPigs and like them on Facebook via\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LHVIronPigs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>www.facebook.com\/LHVIronPigs<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The IronPigs are presented by\u00a0<strong>Capital<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Blue Cross<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211;#YourHometownTeam\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nSam Jellinek<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World\u2019s Most Autographed Baseball Coming To Coca-Cola Park, July 24th! Come put your own signature on history! 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