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The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
The 2009 New York Yankees season was the 107th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees opened their new Yankee Stadium on April 3, 2009, when they hosted an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs .
The New York Yankees of the AL have played in 41 World Series, winning 27 – the most championship appearances and most victories by any MLB team. The Dodgers and the Yankees are tied for the most losses with 14 each.
Welcome to the Dodgers' golden era, with the franchise's big spending paying off in its greatest World Series championship run, Bill Plaschke writes. Plaschke: The Greatest! Historic Dodgers ...
The New York Yankees are on a streak of having avoided the World Series for 14 seasons. This equals the stretch from 1982 through 1995, when they failed to play in a World Series. The 2010s was a ...
The Yankees won the World Series again in 1996, and in 1998 began a run of three consecutive titles. From 1995 to 2007, the Yankees made the playoffs each year; their 13-season postseason streak was the second-longest in MLB history. [ 9 ]
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.
The Yankees have won 27 World Series in 41 appearances, the most in Major League Baseball in addition to major North American professional sports leagues. [365] [12] The St. Louis Cardinals are in second place with 11 World Series championships with their last win in 2011. The Dodgers are second in total World Series appearances with 22. [386]