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The 2022 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2022 season. The 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros and the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their ...
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]
On October 8, 1956, in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, pitcher Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.It was the only no-hitter in World Series history until the Houston Astros pitching staff of Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter in the 2022 World Series against the ...
The Houston Astros entered the 2022 MLB season as runners-up in the 2021 World Series championship, falling to the Atlanta Braves in six games. It was the Astros' third World Series appearance in five years, including a route to their fifth consecutive American League (AL) Championship Series .
MLB has announced the 2022 postseason schedule. The World Series could wrap up as late as Nov. 5.(Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
However, in nine of the past eleven seasons, home-field advantage has not decided World Series games: Between 2014 and 2022, and again since 2023, the home team did not win the deciding game of a World Series on their own home field, although the 2020 edition, played on a neutral site due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was won by the designated home ...
The World Series had its most-watched game in five years Tuesday night as the New York Yankees avoided a sweep. The Yankees' 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 averaged 16.28 ...
This story was updated to reflect standings as of Friday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 a.m., as well as correct tiebreaker scenarios. As the MLB postseason draws nearer, fans are shaking, waiting for playoff ...