ROY OSWALT Signed Baseball Tom Kayser Rawlings Official Ball Texas League Roy Oswalt (born August 29, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Oswalt played for the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Houston Astros. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Colorado Rockies. Oswalt was selected by the Astros in the 1996 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with Houston, in 2001, finishing his rookie season with a win?loss record of 14?3. Oswalt was a back-to-back 20-game winner in 2004 and 2005. He helped lead the Astros to their first World Series appearance in 2005, and was named Most Valuable Player of the 2005 National League Championship Series (NLCS). When Oswalt left the Astros in 2010, both his wins (143) and strikeouts totals (1,593) ranked second in franchise history to Joe Niekro (144) and Nolan Ryan (1,866), respectively. Oswalt was a three-time All-Star, selected from 2005 to 2007. The baseball is complete and in FINE condition with some overall light wear. This is a foul ball from a pitch that Oswalt threw during a game as a minor leaguer during the 2000 Round Rock Express season. The Express were the AA affiliate of the Houston Astros at that time. I caught the foul ball and had Oswalt sign it after the game. Oswalt was 11-4 that season with an ERA of 1.94 and helped the Express win the Texas League Championship. He wore jersey #16 for the Express.