The Chicago Cubs selected David Bote in the 18th round, with the 554th overall selection, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Bote made his major league debut on April 21, 2018. On August 12, 2018, Bote hit a pinch hit, two-out, two-strike 9th inning walk-off grand slam off Washington Nationals pitcher Ryan Madson to give his team a one-run victory, which had not been done since Roger Freed in 1979, giving the Cubs a 4–3 victory and a two-out-of-three series win, marking the second time in Major League Baseball history that a player hit a walk-off grand slam to win by a score of 4–3. David Bote has hand signed this Rawlings Official Major League Baseball #13. MLB Hologram #VS998444 and Certificate of Authenticity from Athlon Sports Collectibles.