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[[File:Adam Eaton USO (49348543308) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Adam Eaton (outfielder)|Adam Eaton]] holds the {{wsy|2019}} trophy]]
[[File:1995 World Series trophy.JPG|thumb|right|upright|The [[1995 World Series]] Commissioner's Trophy on display in the [[Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame]] at [[Turner Field]], the former stadium of the Atlanta Braves. This was the design of the Commissioner's Trophy from 1967 to 1999.]]
The '''Commissioner's Trophy''' is a trophy presented each year by the [[
==History==
{{see also|World Series}}
Although it was named in 1985, the trophy was first awarded in 1967, when the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] defeated the [[Boston Red Sox]]. Coincidentally, the [[1967 World Series]] was nine months after the [[Super Bowl I|first Super Bowl]], where the [[Green Bay Packers]] were awarded the AFL-NFL World Championship Trophy for defeating the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] (the trophy was renamed the Vince Lombardi Trophy prior to [[Super Bowl V]] following Lombardi's death in September 1970).<ref>{{cite book|last=Rhodes|first=Greg|author2=Castellini, Robert|title=Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Highlights|publisher=Clerisy Press|year=2007|pages=81|isbn=978-1-57860-300-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLVOb_5q9uwC|access-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref>
The trophy was not without precedent in Major League
A new Commissioner's Trophy is created each year, much like the [[Philip F. Anschutz Trophy|Anschutz Trophy]], the [[Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy|O'Brien Trophy]] and the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy|Lombardi Trophy]], and unlike the [[Stanley Cup]], which is passed from champion to champion (the NBA's former championship trophy, the [[Walter A. Brown Trophy]], was passed from champion to champion through [[1976 NBA Finals|1976]]; a newly-designed trophy which was to become the O'Brien Trophy debuted in [[1977 NBA Finals|1977]]).<ref name="sptimes"/> Historically, the trophy was only presented in the winner's [[Changing room|locker room]], but beginning in 1997, the presentation occurred on the field if the champion clinched the title in their home stadium.<ref name="know">{{cite web|title=5 Things You Didn't Know About The World Series Trophy|publisher=WBZ-TV|date=October 31, 2013|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/top-lists/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-world-series-trophy/|access-date=December 25, 2014}}</ref> Since [[2017 World Series|2017]], when the [[Houston Astros]] won the World Series at [[Dodger Stadium]], the championship presentation occurs on the field even if the champion clinches the title on the road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Houston Astros World Series Trophy Presentation and Owner Speech |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAOEJoR920M&t=10s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211116/aAOEJoR920M| archive-date=November 16, 2021 | url-status=live|website=YouTube |access-date=October 30, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ▼
▲The trophy was not without precedent in Major League baseball: the [[Dauvray Cup]] (named after actress [[Helen Dauvray]]) was awarded to the winner of the World Series between the National League and the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]] from 1887 to 1890, and when a solitary major league remained, to the winner of the National League pennant, from 1891 to 1893. The Dauvray Cup was to be held by the victorious team and was to be relinquished the following year when (and if) a new champion team emerged.<ref>[https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/baseballs-lost-chalice-part-2-f86de62222fe Thorn, John, "Baseball’s Lost Chalice, Part 2"], at MLB.com, November 3, 2011</ref> The Dauvray Cup mysteriously vanished following the 1893 series and has never been located. From 1894 to 1897, the [[Temple Cup]] was awarded to the winner of a postseason contest between the two top National League clubs.<ref>[https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/baseballs-lost-chalice-part-3-f0cf895f892 Thorn, John, "Baseball’s Lost Chalice, Part 3"], at MLB.com, November 4, 2011</ref>
Since its inception, the only year that the Commissioner's Trophy has not been awarded was 1994, when the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|players' strike]] ended the season on August 12, resulting in the cancellation of the entire post-season.<ref>{{cite web | title = The MLB Strike - 25 Years in the Making | work = Buzzle editorials | author = Zirin, David | date = August 18, 2004 | url = http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-18-2004-58021.asp | access-date = May 2, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050129045658/http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-18-2004-58021.asp | archive-date = January 29, 2005 | url-status = usurped }}</ref>
▲A new Commissioner's Trophy is created each year, much like the [[Philip F. Anschutz Trophy|Anschutz Trophy]], the [[Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy|O'Brien Trophy]] and the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy|Lombardi Trophy]], and unlike the [[Stanley Cup]], which is passed from champion to champion.<ref name="sptimes"/> Historically, the trophy was only presented in the winner's [[Changing room|locker room]], but beginning in 1997, the presentation occurred on the field if the champion clinched the title in their home stadium.<ref name="know">{{cite web|title=5 Things You Didn't Know About The World Series Trophy|publisher=WBZ-TV|date=October 31, 2013|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/top-lists/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-world-series-trophy/|access-date=December 25, 2014}}</ref> Since [[2017 World Series|2017]], when the [[Houston Astros]] won the World Series at [[Dodger Stadium]], the championship presentation occurs on the field even if the champion clinches the title on the road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Houston Astros World Series Trophy Presentation and Owner Speech |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAOEJoR920M&t=10s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211116/aAOEJoR920M| archive-date=November 16, 2021 | url-status=live|website=YouTube |access-date=October 30, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On October 31, 2018, during the parade celebrating the [[Boston Red Sox]] winning the World Series, the trophy was damaged by a beer can thrown by a spectator of the parade;<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/11/01/world-series-trophy-was-broken-when-beer-can-slammed-into-it/ Boren, Cindy, "The World Series trophy was broken when a beer can slammed into it"], at washingtonpost.com, November 1, 2018</ref> it was subsequently repaired.
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==Design==
The current trophy design was made by [[Tiffany & Co.]] and unveiled in 2000.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dickson |first1=Paul |title=The Dickson Baseball Dictionary |date=2011 |publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |isbn=9780393073492 |page=209 |edition=Third |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ceeU7xSLw5kC&pg=PA209 |access-date=November 1, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> It is {{convert|24|in|cm}} tall, excluding the base, and has a diameter of {{convert|11|in|cm}}.<ref name="prnews"/> It weighs approximately {{convert|30|lbs|kg}}<ref name="WorldSeriesTrophyProfile">{{cite web|title=World Series trophy profile|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/3703989/|work=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=December 5, 2008|access-date=September 30, 2015}}</ref> and is composed of [[sterling silver]]. The trophy features 30 gold-plated flags, one for each Major League team. The flags rise above a silver baseball which is covered with latitude and longitude lines, symbolizing the world,<ref name="sptimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article865537.ece|title=Rays shots|last=Scheiber|first=Dave|date=October 22, 2008|work=St. Petersburg Times|access-date=May 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025091225/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article865537.ece|archive-date=October 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> and which features 24-karat [[vermeil]] stitching.<ref name="prnews"/> The base contains an inscription copy of the signature of the commissioner<ref name="prnews"/> and the words "Presented by the Commissioner of Baseball".<ref name="WorldSeriesTrophyProfile"/>
The original 1967 trophy was designed by Balfour Jewelers of [[Attleboro, Massachusetts]], was modeled after [[Wrigley Field]], and cost $2,500 ({{Inflation|US|2500|1967|fmt=eq}}).<ref>"Majors Award Series Trophy," ''The Portland Oregonian'', October 10, 1967, sports section page 3, wire service report attributed to ''The New York News''.</ref>
==By franchise==
This table lists the teams that have won the Commissioner's Trophy since it was introduced in 1967. For a complete history of MLB championship teams, see ''[[List of World Series champions]]''. The only team to win a World Series and not possess at least one Commissioner's Trophy are the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Guardians/Indians]], having last won the World Series in [[1948 World Series|1948]], 19 years before its introduction.
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| 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018
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| 1981, 1988, 2020, 2024▼
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| [[Oakland Athletics]]
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| 2010, 2012, 2014
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▲| [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
▲| 3
▲| 1981, 1988, 2020
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| [[Atlanta Braves]]
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| 1
| 2002
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| [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
| 1
| 2023
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| [[Washington Nationals]]
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