WBC Trophy Unveiled
22nd February 2006
From the press release:
The Championship Trophy for the inaugural World Baseball Classic was unveiled for the first time today at a press conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.The trophy, which will be presented to the winner of the World Baseball Classic after the tournament’s Final at PETCO Park in San Diego, California on Monday, March 20, was created by Tiffany & Co. (see photo attached).
World Baseball Classic Tournament Ambassador Tommy Lasorda displayed the trophy in San Juan, the only city with the distinction of hosting two rounds of tournament pool play. “I am pleased to unveil this award for the first time in such a great international baseball city like San Juan,” said Lasorda, who has helped to spread awareness and promote the tournament globally. “I am anxious to see which team will take home this fine piece of hardware and very excited to get the World Baseball Classic started in Tokyo next week.”p> The sterling silver trophy stands 25-inches tall and weighs thirty pounds. It took Tiffany & Co. master artisans more than 200 hours to create the piece. The design, inspired by the World Baseball Classic logo, features a ‘global baseball,’ with longitude and latitude lines and vermeil stitching of a baseball, as its centerpiece. The ball grows from a four-tiered diamond-shaped base, representing the four rounds of the tournament, and broadens into the signature logo collar, comprised of four separate elements, representing the four pools made up of the 16 teams participating in the inaugural event.
Tiffany & Co. also has the distinction of creating the Commissioner’s Trophy (given annually to the World Series Champion), the World Series MVP Trophy, the All-Star Home Run Derby Trophy, and the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award.