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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 World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It has traditionally been held in October, though some more recent editions were contested in November due to expanded playoffs and/or season delays. It has been contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American ...
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska.The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Baseball Championship tournament—featuring 64 teams in the first round—which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion.
The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series, [ 1 ] which is the final round of the MLB postseason. The award was first presented in 1955 as the SPORT Magazine Award, but is now decided during the ...
2013. 11–13 years old. Junior League Baseball (World Series) Taylor, Michigan. 1981. 13–14 years old. Senior League Baseball (World Series) Easley, South Carolina. 1961.
AL pennant winners have gone on to win the World Series 66 times, most recently in 2023. The New York Yankees have won 40 AL pennants, [11] winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2009. [12] This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team, the Oakland Athletics, who have won 15. [13]
World Series. 2020 →. The 2019 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2019 season. The 115th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Washington Nationals. The series was played from October 22 to October ...
Moss, Ungar, Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan are the only people who have won the Main Event two years in a row. Johnny Chan's second victory in 1988 was featured on the 1998 film Rounders. [4] Peter Eastgate was the youngest person to win the Main Event when he won it in 2008, at 22 years of age. [5]