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The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season.The 104th edition of the World Series, [2] it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays; the Phillies won the series, four games to one.
The 2008 Baltimore Orioles season was the 108th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 55th in Baltimore, and the 17th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles entered the 2008 season led by Dave Trembley, now starting his first full season as manager. President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail continued the rebuilding process.
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The 2008 Major League Baseball season began on March 25, 2008, in Tokyo, Japan with the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeating the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome 6–5 (in 10 innings) in the first game of a two-game series, [1] [2] and ended on September 30 with the host Chicago White Sox defeating the Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to win the AL Central.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run, going deep for the fifth straight game to help the New York Yankees wrap up their second AL East title in three years with a 10-1 victory ...
The Orioles enjoyed a period of sustained success from 1966 to 1983, winning three World Series titles and six American League pennants. After the 1983 World Series win, the Orioles experienced a decline, culminating in the 1988 season where they lost the first 21 games. In 1989, the Orioles showed improvement with the "Why Not?"
Jim Palmer holds the most pitching records for the Orioles, including wins, games played, strikeouts, and shutouts. [4] Palmer is the only pitcher in Major League history to win World Series games in three decades, and over his 558 games played never surrendered a single grand slam. This is a list of team records for the Baltimore Orioles ...