Editing Commissioner's Trophy (MLB) (section)

==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 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>

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> 

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> 

The [[New York Yankees]] have won the most Commissioner's Trophies, winning seven World Series since 1977.<ref name="bref">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/|title=Playoff and World Series Stats and Results|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=May 19, 2009}}</ref> The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] have each won four trophies, a National League record.<ref name="bref" />

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.

In 2020, in discussing the punishments for the [[Houston Astros sign stealing scandal]], which did not include stripping the Astros of their 2017 championship, commissioner [[Rob Manfred]] referred to the Commissioner's Trophy as "a piece of metal." Following criticism for the dismissive nature of the remark, Manfred issued a public apology.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Alden |title=Manfred: Mistake to call WS trophy 'piece of metal' |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28732090/rob-manfred-apologizes-calling-world-series-trophy-piece-metal |access-date=July 25, 2020 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=February 19, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>