The game night celebrations were a bit too much for the Commissioner鈥檚 Trophy.
When it was given to the Washington Nationals after their win, and made its way through the locker room, it took a bit of a beating, even losing some of the 30 pennants that encircle the base.
Never fear, Tiffany & Company, the creators of the trophy, saw that, too.
鈥淭iffany & Company has responded by flying a silversmith from Rhode Island to the National鈥檚 Office in D.C. to ensure the trophy is ready for the spotlight,” said Brandon Clay, Tiffany & Company City Center D.C. Store Director.
World Series trophy review:
– v shiny
– hard to drink from (we tried)
– impossible to eat cereal out of
– heavier than it looks
– can be worn like a hat
– still in one piece (barely)
– says 2019 World Champions on it
– IS BACK IN DC AND WE CAN鈥橳 WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU鈥� Obi-Sean Kenobi Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo)
So, now that we know it鈥檒l be looking like new again, what鈥檚 the story behind that trophy? Here are some quick facts:
- According to Tiffany & Co., in 2000, Major League Baseball commissioned them to create the World Series Trophy.
- The Trophy鈥檚 official name is 鈥淭he Commissioner鈥檚 Trophy.鈥� Each year, one full-sized trophy is crafted by Tiffany and awarded by the Commissioner of Baseball to the championship team.
- The trophy is created at Tiffany’s workshop in Rhode Island.
- Master artisans employ age-old techniques 鈥� spinning, silversmithing, chasing, hand engraving, and polishing 鈥� to create the trophy.
- The design features thirty pennants representing the teams in the American and National Baseball Leagues. The pennants encircle a dome base, which is etched with latitude/longitude lines symbolizing the globe and adorned with twenty-four karat gold vermeil applied stitches representing those on a baseball. Engraved on the base are the words, 鈥淧resented by the Commissioner of Baseball鈥� along with the commissioner鈥檚 signature.
- The sterling silver trophy weighs approximately 20 pounds and stands 24 inches high with a diameter of 11 inches.
