After finishing out of play-off contention in the 2013 season,
Showalter led the Orioles to a first-place finish in their division in
2014. The Orioles subsequently swept the Detroit Tigers (3-0) in the
ALDS for Showalter's first major league ALDS title, before being swept
themselves by the Kansas City Royals in the ALCS. On November 11, 2014,
Showalter won his third AL Manager of the Year award, his first since
2004.
This official MLB baseball has been signed in blue ballpoint pen by Oriole's manager Buck Showalter. It includes a Great Moments COA.