[bengalsandreds]

I was thinking the same thing. Then I noticed the wording on the COA, which states "baseball made exclusively for play". Which makes me wonder if these are actually game balls that just never got used or were used lightly (i.e. during warm-ups etc).

In 2004 my dad got me a World Series ball from the series that year, and it also came with a coa. I thought the same thing, why does it need one? But I think you are right, it certifies that it was made for use in the game, but was never used.