These player-issued shoes were issued to and have been personally hand-signed by Aaron Judge during the 2018 MLB season with the inscription "PLAYER-ISSUED 2018." They have been obtained under the auspices of the Major League Baseball Authentication Program and can be verified by its numbered hologram at MLB.com. They also come with an individual numbered, tamper-evident hologram from Fanatics Authentic. This process helps to ensure that the product purchased is authentic and eliminates any possibility of duplication or fraud.