Cubs' Jon Lester: Rename World Series Trophy Following Rob Manfred's Comments

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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred calling the World Series trophy "a piece of metal" has not gone over well with some players.

Count Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester among them.

"That's someone that has never played our game," the three-time World Series champion told reporters Tuesday. "You play for a reason. You play for that piece of metal. I'm very proud of the three that I have. If that's the way he feels, then he needs to take his name off his trophy."

Manfred was speaking to ESPN's Karl Ravech about the aftermath of the Houston Astros' 2017 sign-stealing scandal. The Astros were found to have used in-game technology to illegally steal opponents' signs and relay to…