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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]
[5] [disputed – discuss] The rings commissioned by the Florida Marlins after the 2003 World Series are believed to be among the most expensive World Series rings ever made; made of 14-carat white gold, the 3.5-ounce (99 g) ring featured 229 diamonds, including one teal diamond, and 13 rubies. The rings cost $20,000 apiece due to the quantity ...
Facing the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, he singled and scored in a two-run eighth inning in Game 3, and New York hung on to win 2-1. But one of the most famous moments in postseason history occurred when he came to the plate with two out in the ninth inning of Game 4; Brooklyn had a 4-3 lead, one out away from tying the Series.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Rangers LHP Will Smith becomes 1st player in MLB history to win 3 straight World Series rings with 3 different teams. Jack Baer. November 2, 2023 at 1:01 AM ... They all have one player in common.
Irabu was a member of the Yankees' World Series-winning teams in 1998 and 1999, becoming the first Japanese-born player to win a World Series. Irabu pitched in the major leagues through 2002 and returned to Japan with the Tigers in 2003 and retired after the 2004 season. Irabu died by suicide in 2011.
Jeff Torborg, a former MLB catcher and manager, has died, the Chicago White Sox announced on Sunday. The 83-year-old played 10 seasons in the majors and managed 11 more.
October, 10, 1951: Bauer's bases-loaded triple led the Yankees to a 4–3 win over the New York Giants to clinch the 1951 World Series. Three-time American League All-Star (1952–54). From 1956–1958, Bauer set a World Series hitting streak record of 17 games in a row. Bauer led the American League in triples (nine) in 1957.