Sorry, kids from other countries. You will never live in a world in which Chief Wahoo is a 2016 World Series champion.
The baseball merchandise of losing teams is typically donated to overseas charities by MLB — often to the Christian nonprofit World Vision, according to the Chicago Tribune — which is why you see a lot of “Texas Rangers: 2010 World Series Champions” t-shirt in Nicaragua. But this year we have an exception.
All Cleveland Indians World Series champion merchandise will be destroyed rather than donated.
The MLB’s explanation for this is very unconvincing. Let’s see what you think.