ARLINGTON, Texas — Before Marcus Semien saw a World Series ring for the first time, he was told how great it would be.
What you need to know
- Two days after unfurling the franchise's first pennant on Opening Day, the Rangers wrapped up their celebration by receiving their rings in another pregame ceremony Saturday night before Game 2 of their opening three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
- A number of diamonds, sapphires, rubies and other stones cover many important statistics.
- His perfect 11-0 road record in the postseason was an MLB first, and the 52-point diamond in the word “champion” represents the season spent in Texas since the franchise relocated from Washington.
- The road record stone is located inside the central “T” logo and is framed by 23 red rubies, representing the years the team won the championship, and 103 representing the total number of regular season and playoff wins. surrounded by blue sapphires.
“They weren't lying at all,” said the Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman.
Two days after unfurling the franchise's first championship flag on Opening Day, the Rangers wrapped up their celebration by receiving their rings in another pregame ceremony Saturday night before Game 2 of their opening three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
A number of diamonds, sapphires, rubies and other stones cover many important statistics. They had MLB's first perfect road record in the postseason, going 11-0, and the 52-point diamond in the word “champion” represents the season spent in Texas since the franchise relocated from Washington.
The road record stones are located inside the central “T” logo, bordered by 23 red rubies representing the years the team won championships, and 103 blue sapphires representing the total number of regular season and playoff wins. Surrounded.
Flip the ring over to reveal another “T” logo with 49 red rubies inside, representing the number of players on the 2023 roster.
Below the removable face is an 11-0 road record and the words “Road Dominance” engraved. Each player has his or her last name and number on one side of the ring, and a signature on the inside bottom of the ring.
Texas Rangers championship rings are seen on Saturday, March 30, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Hawkins)
Texas dominated Tampa Bay in the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series, followed by two wins in Baltimore, Texas' first postseason home win and a clean start in the AL District Series.
When the Rangers defeated the defending champion Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series, the road team won all seven games. Texas won five straight games against the Diamondbacks in Arizona and won the World Series.
The World Series trophy has one diamond, representing the first championship in franchise history. A 3 mm stone inside the trophy represents the number of American League championships won by the Rangers.
“The ring tells a story,” Semien said. “No matter which angle you look at that ring, there's a story behind it. How we won the World Series and road games, and all the different ways you just sit back and think, 'Oh, yeah, that happened, that was real.' event. we did it. ”
The players got a sneak peek of the rings at Friday night's dinner, but they still had smiles on their faces as they took each ring out of the box, introduced by longtime public address announcer Chuck Morgan. It didn't stop.
As the players lined up on the infield, it didn't take long for Adris Garcia, the ALCS MVP and hard-hitting star, to put on his ring for the camera, and Semien could be seen holding the ring with a big smile on his face. It was right after it was shown.
Morgan, who has only been with the club once every year since joining Rangers in 1983, was the first to receive a ring when the club revealed the details on Saturday.
Hours before the ceremony, an emotional Morgan said: “It's hard to describe in words what it takes to win that first place.'' “There are probably a lot of other people who deserve it more than me, but it's a huge honor.”
Beverly Hills' Jason designed the ring after CEO Jason Arasheven said his company's bids to design a World Series ring had been rejected for 17 consecutive seasons.
“There was a lot of pressure when we designed this ring, not only because it's the Rangers' first ring, but also because it's our first World Series ring,” Arasheven said, adding that his company is currently… He pointed out that he designs championship rings for each tournament.America's four major professional sports
