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Atlanta Braves left fielder Adam Duvall (23) exchanges a broken bat handle for a new bat with a bat boy during the Atlanta Braves vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 15, 2020 in Baltimore, MD.

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General manager Jed Hoyer of the Chicago Cubs show off the World Series Championship ring before a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field on April 12, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

A Really Good Idea I Have: Make The World Series Rings Normal-Sized

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