Joe Niekro was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1967-1988 for seven different teams. He died on October 27, 2006. Joe Niekro has hand signed this Detroit Tigers 8x10 Photo.Item includes a numbered tamper-evident authentication hologram and Certificate of Authenticity with online verification.