Harrison Bader is a beloved major league baseball player in St. Louis and an engaging personality on social media. The combination of those elements made the long-haired, charismatic outfielder the perfect choice for BreakingT’s first foray into non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. See the collection at BaderNFT.com.
Bader and BreakingT collaborated on three designs. Under the leadership of BreakingT design director Nick Torres, each of Bader’s three original concepts—Bader Tots, Darth Bader and Unchain The Mane—were developed and transformed into unique pieces of art. Each of the three designs are available in a limited edition drop on OpenSea, with auctions opening on Tuesday, March 30, 1 p.m. ET and ending on Thursday, April 1, 1 p.m. ET, just in time for Opening Day.
Along with the sale of each edition of the NFT, the buyer will also receive a limited-edition T-shirt featuring the corresponding design. Only 16 of each NFT and shirt will be produced—totaling 48, Bader’s jersey number.
Additionally, a set of on-field batting practice passes to meet Bader before a St. Louis game will be available to the auction winners for the GOLD #1/1 edition of each NFT. For the three buyers of the BLUE SILVER #1/1 edition, the reward will be a game-used baseball signed by Bader.
Here is a first look at the NFT designs available in the upcoming auction, along with details on how to buy:
UNCHAIN THE MANE
- Artist: Colin Gauntlett
- Limited to 16 editions
- Unchain The Mane GOLD edition is a #1/1 that includes a pair of BP passes to 2021 St. Louis home or road game (mutually agreeable, and pending stadium, team and MLB protocols)
- Unchain The Mane BLUE SILVER edition is a #1/1 that includes a game-used baseball signed by Harrison Bader
- Unchain The Mane SILVER has 14 editions, individually numbered (1/14, 2/14, etc.)
- Each NFT auction winner also will receive a limited-edition T-shirt with the Unchain The Mane design. Only 16 shirts will ever be made.
BADER TOTS
- Artist: Colin Gauntlett
- Limited to 16 editions
- Bader Tots GOLD edition is a #1/1 that includes a pair of BP passes to 2021 St. Louis home or road game (mutually agreeable, and pending stadium, team and MLB protocols)
- Bader Tots BLUE SILVER edition is a #1/1 that includes a game-used baseball signed by Harrison Bader
- Bader Tots SILVER has 14 editions, individually numbered (1/14, 2/14, etc.)
- Each NFT auction winner also will receive a limited-edition T-shirt with the Bader Tots design. Only 16 shirts will ever be made.
DARTH BADER
- Artist: Athlete Logos x Kaitlyn Joe
- Limited to 16 editions
- Darth Bader GOLD edition is a #1/1 that includes a pair of BP passes to 2021 St. Louis home or road game (mutually agreeable, and pending stadium, team and MLB protocols)
- Darth Bader BLUE SILVER edition is a #1/1 that includes a game-used baseball signed by Harrison Bader
- Darth Bader SILVER has 14 editions, individually numbered (1/14, 2/14, etc.)
- Each NFT auction winner also will receive a limited-edition T-shirt with the Darth Bader design. Only 16 shirts will ever be made.
How To Buy
The Harrison Bader Rare NFT Series is being offered exclusively on OpenSea via a public auction. It opens Tuesday, March 30, at 1 p.m. ET, and will end Thursday, April 1, at 1 p.m. ET.
Any bids made in the last 10 minutes of the auction will extend each edition auction by additional 10 minutes.
Customers will need to set up a MetaMask Wallet and an OpenSea Account to participate in the auction. In order to bid, you must pay using Ethereum; the auction will not accept credit cards.