Definitely a plain old blue medium Bic pen and carry extras with you. Agree with getting official MLB baseballs....they are worth the extra money. One trick I started doing 25 years ago was to use the enclosed rice paper/tissue paper that came in the box to wipe the ball off well, and to make sure my hands were clean, dry and not sweaty , as I found that these things could contribute to the ball spotting/ toning with time. If the ball paper wrapper wasn't available I used paper towels...I just kept some in my pocket to wipe the ball off and keep my hands dry . Also I tried to handle the ball by the seams only.
This may sound obsessive but I have over 400 autographed baseballs and the ones I have done this with look as good as the day they were signed.
Good Luck
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