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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]
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum contains an exhibit on World Series rings. [43] The New York Yankees Museum, located in Yankee Stadium, has an exhibit with replicas of all Yankees' World Series rings, including the pocket watch given after the 1923 World Series. [44] Yogi Berra won the most World Series rings with 10, as a player.
Berra appeared as a player, coach or manager in 13 of 15 World Series that New York baseball teams won from 1947 through 1981. [2] Overall, he played or coached in 21 World Series, 13 on the winning side. Berra caught Don Larsen's perfect game in game five of the 1956 World Series. He also holds the all-time record for shutouts caught with 173. [4]
The series victory, which came in five games over the Arizona Diamondbacks, means that a host of former New York Mets and Yankees players have also secured World Series rings.
For the third time in his baseball career, Mookie Betts is a World Series champion after helping the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-6 come-from-behind win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 Wednesday ...
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.
The Cubs scored another run later that inning, sending them to the National League Championship Series. [35] Following the Cubs' Game 7 victory in the 2016 World Series, after driving in the first of two go-ahead runs in the top of the 10th inning, he was named the World Series Most Valuable Player and received his second World Series ring. [36]
He also threw a 147-pitch [a] complete game in a game 3 win over the New York Yankees in the World Series. [31] In total, he went 3–1 in the postseason with a 2.21 ERA in 40 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings, [38] and he helped the Dodgers win their first World Series since 1965. [39] Valenzuela achieved this success knowing little English at the time.