When the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Yankees win the 2024 World Series, they will be awarded the Commissioner’s Trophy, MLB’s iconic award for winning a championship. Below is a look at the history of the cup, how it got its name, and more.

The Commissioner’s Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the World Series. Unlike the Stanley Cup, a new trophy is created every year. Originally the trophy was always presented in the winner’s dressing room, but since 1997 the trophy presentation takes place on the field whether the home team wins or not.

The cup in its current form was first awarded to St. Petersburg in 1967. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox in seven games. The trophy did not receive its name until 1985, so the Kansas City Royals became the first team to capture the award when it was named the Commissioner’s Cup.

Current Commissioner’s Award, Tiffany & Co. It was designed by and launched in 2000. It is 11 inches in diameter, 24 inches high, is made of sterling silver and weighs 30 pounds. Includes 30 gold-plated flags representing each MLB team.

The original 1967 design was modeled after Wrigley Field and featured 20 gold-plated flags representing the 20 MLB teams of the time.

The Commissioner’s Award has been awarded annually since 1967, except for 1994 when a players’ strike led to the cancellation of the World Series. During this period, one team stands above the others in terms of the number of times they have won the cup.

The Yankees won this award seven times in 1977, ’78, ’96, ’98, ’99, 2000 and ’09. Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics and St. The St. Louis Cardinals have won this award four times. After that, the Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants took home three.

The Dodgers will try to finish fourth this year.

In 2020, current MLB commissioner Rob Manfred was asked why he didn’t remove the Houston Astros from the 2017 Commissioner’s Award after the sign-stealing scandal. He replied: “The idea of ​​putting an asterisk or asking for a piece of metal back seems like a futile exercise.”

Calling the trophy that all baseball players strive to win “a piece of metal” did not go down well with the public, and Manfred had to apologize.