Mark Buehrle is a pitcher at the very top of his game. The Chicago White Sox selected the lefty in the 38th round of the 1998 Draft and he made only 36 minor league appearances before taking the mound for the big-league team on July 16, 2000. Since then he has been a model of consistency and durability, pitching at least 200 hundred innings a year from 2001-2006. Buehrle has also earned himself some serious immortality, as he played a key role in the Sox winning the 2006 World Series and, on April 18, 2007, he threw a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The no-no was the 16th in team history, the first at home since 1967, and Buehrle actually faced the minimum number of batters, as Sammy Sosa reached on a walk and was promptly picked off first base by Buehrle. Mark Buehrle has hand signed this official MLB baseball and added the inscription, "No Hitter." A Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity is included.