FROM THE 2007 UPPER DECK BLACK BASEBALL, COMES THIS EXTREMELY LIMITED ILLUSTRIOUS, DUAL  AUTOGRAPHS FROM TOM GORZELANNY AND ADAM LaROCHE, OF THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES, DESIGNATED NUMBER IL2-GL, AND INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED 23/25. THAT'S RIGHT. THERE WERE ONLY 25 OF THESE SIGNED AND THIS IS NUMBER 23! TOM GORZELANNY WAS DRAFTED IN THE SECOND ROUND BY THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES IN THE 2003 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT. TOM WAS CALLED UP TO THE MAJORS ON JUNE 29, 2006, AND MADE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DEBUT ON JULY1, 2006. IN THE 2007 SEASON HE EARNED A REGULAR SPOT IN THE ROTATION. TOM WAS CHOSEN BY THE FANS TO THE FINAL NL ROSTER FOR THE 2007 ALL-STAR GAME. AFTER BOUNCING AROUND THE LEAGUE WITH THE CUBS, NATIONALS, BREWERS, TIGERS, INDIANS, ORIOLES AND THE METS, HE BECAME THE PITCHING COACH FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ON JANUARY 28, 2019. IN 2022, HE JOINED THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS FARM SYSTEM, AND IS PRESENTLY THE PITCHING COACH FOR THE AMARILLO SOD POODLES.

ADAM LaROCHE WAS DRAFTED BY THE ATLANTA BRAVES IN 2000. IN 2004, THE BRAVES PLATOONED ADAM WITH JULIO FRANCO AT FIRST BASE, AND PUT UP A RESPECTABLE .278 ROOKIE BATTING AVERAGE. LaROCHE AGAIN PLATOONED WITH FRANCO IN 2005, WHERE HE HAD HIT 22 HOME RUNS AND BATTED .385 IN THE FINAL 17 GAMES OF THE YEAR. HE BATTED .500 WITH A GRAND SLAM IN THE BRAVES 2005 NLDS AGAINST THE HOUSTON ASTROS. HE BECAME THE BRAVES SOLE STARTER AT FIRST IN 2006. IN 2007, THE BRAVES TRADED ADAM TO THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES. IN 2009 HE WAS TRADED TO THE BOSTON RED SOX, AND THEN, ON JULY 31, 2009, HE WAS TRADED BACK TO THE ATLANTA BRAVES. AFTER A STINT WITH THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS, ADAM WENT TO THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS, WHERE, IN 2012, HE HAD HIS BEST SEASON, RECEIVING A GOLD GLOVE AWARD AND A SILVER SLUGGER AWARD. ON NOVEMBER 25, 2014, ADAM SIGNED A TWO YEAR, $25 MILLION CONTRACT, WITH THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX. ON MARCH 15, 2016, LaROCHE SAID THAT HE WAS STEPPING BACK FROM BASEBALL, BECAUSE THE WHITE SOX HAD PLACED A RESTRICTION ON HIS 14-YEAR-OLD SON ENTERING THE TEAM'S CLUBHOUSE EVERY DAY. HE WALKED AWAY FROM A $13 MILLION CONTRACT. THIS CARD IS GRADABLE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WINNING BIDDER SHOULD SUBMIT PAYMENT WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE AUCTION. ALSO INCLUDE $6.00 FOR INSURED SHIPPING AND HANDLING IN THE U.S. FLORIDA RESIDENTS PLEASE ADD 7% SALES TAX. CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED THROUGH PAYPAL. THANK YOU.