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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]
† Due to the strike that took place in the middle of the 1981 season, Major League Baseball crowned both a "first half" (pre-strike) and "second half" (post-strike) division champion. The teams were then matched against each other in a special division series.
The baseball is coming to an end and the postseason is right around the corner. ... Division Series (Best-of-5): ... World Series Game 1. October 26: World Series Game 2. October 28: World Series ...
The 2024 MLB playoffs continue as baseball's best look to claim the World Series crown. ... 3, Royals 1. National League Division Series. ... Game 1. October 26: World Series Game 2. October 28: ...
The number of teams was unchanged until 1961, with fourteen expansion teams joining MLB since then, all of which except the Seattle Mariners have appeared in at least one World Series. Of the 28 Series in which at least one expansion team has played, including three Series (2015, 2019, and 2023) in which both teams were expansion teams ...
The Astros would not return to the postseason again until 1986, where they fell to the eventual World Series champion New York Mets in six games in the NLCS. In 2017, after joining the American League, the Astros would meet the Dodgers again in the 2017 World Series, which the Astros won in seven games for their first World Series title.
LOS ANGELES — Back in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series at Chavez Ravine, Kirk Gibson hit one of the most dramatic homers in baseball history. ... He's hit 11 career home runs with 28 RBI at ...
Because of the attack, the World Series was not completed until November 4. The 2001 World Series was the first World Series to end in November. The postseason began on October 9, 2001, and ended on November 4, 2001, with the Diamondbacks shocking the three-time defending World Series champion Yankees in seven games in the 2001 World Series.