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The World Series began October 24 and Game 7 was played on November 1, in which the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games, to capture their first World Series championship in franchise history. The 88th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 11 at Marlins Park, the home of the Miami Marlins.
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]
The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. The series was played between October 24 and November 1.
For the first time in Major League Baseball history, the final four teams competing for the World Series in the divisional series are from the four largest US cities. [150] Dallas Keuchel pitched an impeccable game, as the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees, 2–1, in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park ...
The 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2017 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series .
Playoff baseball is officially upon us, and the top American and National League teams are set to face off in playoff games throughout the month. 2017 Playoffs: Every MLB playoff team's odds of ...
During and after World War I, the Athletics had nine consecutive losing seasons including the lowest win percentage in post-1900 major league baseball of .235 in 1916 and only 36 wins in 1919. Between 1934 and 1967 in Philadelphia and later Kansas City the team had sequences of thirteen and fifteen consecutive losing seasons and overall won ...
The Chicago Cubs made history last season when they ended a 108-year World Series drought, winning it all against the Cleveland Indians in an epic seven-game series. In 2017, the Cubs are expected ...