PHILADELPHIA – A towering sculpture of a baseball glove made entirely out of credit cards is on display at Citizens Bank here.
The enormous plastic mitt debuted ahead of a series between the Phillies and the New York Mets.
The one-of-a-kind pop-up was created by Guinness World Record-holding card stacker and sculpture artist Bryan Berg. The interactive piece is on display inside the new Citizens Credit Card Suite in the Left Field Plaza for fans to check out through Thursday’s finale against the Mets, according to CBS.
Berg, who’s been stacking cards since childhood, told CBS the project took him and a team more than a month to build.
Lessons From Grandfather
“While he won’t reveal exactly how many cards went into the giant glove, he did share part of the inspiration came from his grandfather, who used to build card houses between games of cards when Berg was growing up,” CBS reported.
CBS added that as part of the unveiling, Berg showed off his skills by teaching kids from the Phillies Nike Jr. RBI program how to stack cards.
Citizens donated $2,500 to the Phillies Nike Jr. RBI program in conjunction with the giant glove’s appearance.
