CHICAGO -- For the first time ever, Cubs players received World Series championship rings, a piece of jewelry and history that they will cherish forever.
In a pregame ceremony Wednesday night at Wrigley Field, the diamond-, ruby- and sapphire-loaded rings were presented to commemorate the Cubs ending the 108-year drought and winning the World Series. Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts was first to receive his from Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.
A total of 1,908 rings and pins will be distributed to Cubs players, coaches, ownership, executives, front office associates, ballpark staff, partners and Hall of Fame alumni, including posthumous rings for the late Ernie Banks and Ron Santo, which will be saved in the Wrigley Field archives.