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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.
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.
They did not play in a World Series until 1944 – when most other teams were decimated by the war – and had no winning seasons between 1946 and their sixth season in Baltimore as the "Orioles" in 1959. Starting in 1960, the Orioles became contenders, finishing in second place in 1960 and third place in 1961, 1964 and 1965.
During the Orioles' final home game of the season, The United States Army Field Band from Fort Meade performs the National Anthem prior to the start of the game. The Band has also played the National Anthem at the finales of three World Series in which the Orioles played: 1970, 1971 and 1979. They are introduced as the "First Army Band" during ...
The shortstop's biggest play, though, was defensively when he tagged out Jo Adell at second base after a great throw by catcher James McCann for the final out as the Orioles held on for a 6-5 victory.
In 2024, the Orioles have had the Yankees number so far, winning five of seven contests, including a 17-5 thrashing in the series finale the last time these two teams met in the Bronx on June 20.
The Red Sox's Game 5 comeback was the second-largest in postseason history, the largest since Game 4 of the 1929 World Series, and the largest ever for a team on the brink of elimination. When the series returned to Tampa for Game 6, the Red Sox prevailed by a 4–2 score to force a seventh game.
Could Vinnie Pasquantino return? How will Cole Ragans and Bobby Witt Jr. perform on the MLB playoff stage?