Just found out he passed away last year, RIP.
I saw him in a Long Island gun store back in the 1990s shopping for an over under shotgun. He was kind enough to sign the ball and mitt I happened to have in the trunk of my car.
He's such a big name in baseball that I always figured their sale value would go up quite a lot once he was no longer among us. Not so, however. Joe-Pepitone-signed baseballs are only going for about $25.00. Not exactly going to cover my retirement, LOL.
Again, RIP to a Yankee great.