Ron Gardenhire played as a shortstop for the New York Mets from 1981 through 1985. After another year playing in the minor leagues, he served as a manager in the Minnesota Twins farm system for three years, then as a coach for the Twins from 1991 through 2001, and then as the Twins' manager from 2002 through 2014, winning the American League Manager of the Year Award in 2010. Ron Gardenhire has hand signed this Official Major League Baseball #35 (Selig). Certificate of Authenticity from Athlon Sports Collectibles. Full blue sweet spot signature. Imperfect/used ball with wear marks/pen mark, sold as is, no returns.