Dodgers offer fans chance to buy World Series rings for $50k
Los Angeles Dodgers fans looking to commemorate the team's 2024 World Series title can now order personalized championship rings similar to those given to the players ... but it's going to cost $50,000.
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While it is common for teams to sell commemorative championship rings modeled after player examples to fans, rarely have we seen such a flashy option available for purchase.
The Dodgers are allowing season-ticket holders the chance to order rings that share many similarities with the player's given out earlier this year, including 343 diamonds, 17 custom-cut sapphires and a total carat weight of 13.25.
Designed by Jostens, the same company that made the official rings, the fan examples have some key differences.
On the player ring, the jersey number appears underneath the last name on one side of the ring, along with the MLB logo. The fan ring instead shows the World Series trophy. The inside of the ring also features a copy of the player's signature, which is not present on the fan ring.
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However, one of the most interesting details of the ring does appear in the fan copy: a game-used piece of base from the World Series embedded in the top of the ring.
Generally, the most expensive copies offered to fans are in the $10,000 range—and feature considerably lower carats and jewels.
However, this offering is not totally without precedent. Years after the 2009 World Series, the Yankees allowed a fan to customize their own ring from the title for more than $100,000.
When the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup last year, "legacy" season-ticket holders who have had seats since the franchise's inception were gifted their own rings, too.
Will Stern is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture.
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