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Chris Gimenez showed off some jewelry in the clubhouse Friday.
Indians president Chris Antonetti presented him with the American League championship ring Cleveland received for its run to the World Series last year.
"He gave me a cool little speech about how important I was to the team, even though I think he was lying," Gimenez joked. "No, but how much it meant for him to give this to me because Chris was one of the ones who drafted me in 2004."
It was Gimenez's third stint with the Indians, but easily the most rewarding. He took the ring out of the box and tried it on, and soon realized that, with his lifestyle, he might never wear it.
The Indians reached Game 7 before losing to the Cubs, and Gimenez maintains that if there wasn't a rain delay late in the game, Cleveland would have won. The Cubs regrouped before the 10th inning and the rest is history.
Despite falling short - Gimenez knows there is a bigger ring to win - he was proud of what was accomplished.
"I'll go to my grave saying that," Gimenez said of losing Game 7.
Gimenez planned on showing the ring to teammates, especially the younger ones, to show them what it's like to be a part of a successful team.
