Replica pearl necklaces were regularly spotted throughout Truist Park this postseason after Atlanta Braves outfielder Joc Pederson began wearing a real one in games starting on Sept. 29. Following the Braves’ World Series win over the Houston Astros, Pederson’s necklace is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Pederson, 29, will reportedly don his signature necklace one last time during the Braves’ championship parade on Friday before it makes its way to Cooperstown, New York. The necklace became a touchstone of Atlanta’s World Series run, with the team selling $5 replicas at Truist Park and Braves legend Dale Murphy wearing one while throwing a first pitch during the National League Championship Series.
“You look at the big screen in Atlanta and you got all these, you know, big, rough, tough guys and they got pearls on,” Braves manager Brian Snitker told Sports Illustrated. “And all the ladies, like, went in their jewelry boxes and got their pearls out. So, shoot, I’m fine with it.”
The necklace headed to Cooperstown isn’t the original, however. Pederson’s first necklace snapped during Game 3 of the World Series, forcing his jeweler to fly to Atlanta with a replacement the following day. The Braves then won two of their next three games to claim their first World Series since 1995.
“I want to do something really different,” Pederson — a former All-Star who won the 2020 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers — texted his jeweler, per SI. “I want to make a nice fashion statement. And I’m thinking about pearls.”
Thanks to the Braves’ World Series win, Pederson’s necklace went from a fashion statement to baseball history.
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