Tink Hence St Louis Cardinals Signed Rawlings Official Black Leather Major League Baseball – Beckett

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Tink Hence is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Hence attended Watson Chapel High School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where he played baseball. During his senior year in 2020, he pitched three innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 63rd overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $1.12 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas.

Hence returned to Springfield for the 2024 season. He was selected to his second consecutive All-Star Futures Game alongside Quinn Mathews. Over twenty starts for Springfield, he compiled a 4–3 record and 2.71 ERA with 109 strikeouts across 79+2⁄3 innings pitched. Following the season, the Cardinals added Hence to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

Hence was optioned to Springfield to begin the 2025 season. On March 28th, 2025, Hence was placed on the minor league 60-day injured list after suffering a right rib cage strain. He returned to play in May. In July, he was placed back on the injured list with an undisclosed injury. He pitched a total of 21+1⁄3 innings for the season with a 2.95 ERA and 24 strikeouts with Springfield, Peoria, Palm Beach, and the FCL Cardinals.

This fantastic Rawlings Official Major League Black Leather Baseball has been hand-signed by St Louis Cardinals rising star Tink Hence. The autograph includes an official Beckett “Rookie Year” Authentication Services serially numbered hologram for authenticity purposes. Beckett defines their “Rookie Year” authentication as “A way to acknowledge autographs obtained before an athlete starts their second full season as a professional.”