Look Closely at This Autographed Baseball. Can You Spot the Glaring Error?

An autograph that at least one man is attributing to St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong has a glaring error — a reference to a Bible verse that doesn't actually exist.

A reader identified as "Chad" recently sent a photo of an autographed baseball to Deadspin with a message that included what he said is Wong's signature and the scriptural reference "Psalms 3:16" under it.

But there's only one problem: the verse in question isn't in the Bible, as the third book of Psalms only contains eight verses.

Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong autographs baseball with nonexistent Bible verse: https://t.co/kXSD1nEH2I

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) September 21, 2014

 

Chad claimed that the baseball belongs to his friend, though additional information about when it was apparently signed by the player was not given.

#CardinalNation Signing Autographs @stlsportsco in Mid Rivers Mall on Saturday morning at 10:30am. See You There!

— Kolten Wong (@KoltenWong) September 19, 2014

 

Wong, who hasn't commented on the purported error, took to Twitter Friday to announce that he was signing autographs at a sports memorabilia store in St. Louis.

It is unclear whether this is the day the baseball was signed — or if the autograph is even authentic.

(H/T: Deadspin)

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This post has been updated to clarify that it is the third book of Psalms that only contains eight verses.