Phillies receive NLCS rings during pregame ceremony
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Phillies won the National League pennant and had a magical run to the World Series last season, and they were rewarded for that accomplishment.
Two days after Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins raised the 2022 NL pennant at the home opener, the Phillies received their NLCS rings during an on-field ceremony before Sunday's game vs. the Cincinnati Reds. A total of 41 rings were given to 29 players and 12 coaches.
The rings were designed by Jason of Beverly Hills in California.
Each ring contains leather from a game-used baseball from Game 5 of the NLCS vs. the San Diego Padres, where Harper sent the Phillies to the World Series with the swing of his life in the bottom of the eighth in a 4-3 win.
The ring top features the Phillies' bell logo surrounded by emerald-cut white diamonds in a brick pattern to pay homage to the architectural elements of Citizens Bank Park. It's also a 14-karat white gold ring comprised of 668 gemstones. It includes 49 diamonds, 152 rubies and 97 sapphires.
The ring also features elements of "Dancing On My Own" -- the cover song by Calum Scott and Tiesto that captivated Philadelphia during the Phillies' run -- and Scott Franzke's "Bedlam at the Bank" call as a nod to the fans. The two will be forever synonymous with the team's run to the World Series,
The attendance from Game 5 of the NLCS is inscribed in the Citizens Bank Park seating bowl, and the city of Philadelphia is also represented in the ring with a silhouette of the skyline and Independence Hall in the foreground.
"It tells a fantastic story," said jeweler Jason Arasheben, the CEO of Jason of Beverly Hills, who designed the ring. "We have 63 rubies going around the circumference of the side of the ring to represent the 63 players that are going to get the ring. We have the brick pattern on the side of the ring seen here at Citizens Bank Park."
The crowd at CBP gave Hoskins, who's out for the year with a torn ACL, a standing ovation when he got his ring. He was the last player to get his ring, and had plenty of memorable moments during last season's run.
"It's very special," Phillies owner John Middleton said. "It's just a memory of a wonderful, wonderful month and a half stretch of baseball for us."
Fans inside CBP for the game said sitting in the stands is probably the closest they'll get to seeing the championship ring.
"If I were to see something like that up close, I think it would be very tempting not to put it on my own finger just to see what it would be like," Jerry Savage, of Bensalem, said.
The ring is a cherished keepsake as the team hope to bring an even bigger ring home this season.
