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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.
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 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.
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 ...
[1] 68 of the 116 100-win teams have advanced to the World Series (.586), with 38 of them going on to win the Series (for a percentage of .559), while 23 teams that have won 100 games have lost in the first round of the postseason, with 22 being in the Division Series and one being in the Wild Card Series (introduced in 2022 full-time).
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 ...
Major League Baseball is the oldest of North America's major professional sports organizations, with roots dating back to the 1870s. The final series to determine its champion has been called the "World Series" (originally "World's Championship Series" and then "World's Series") as far back as the National League's contests with the American Association starting at the beginning of the 1880s.
The first games of the 2017 MLB season will be played on Sunday, April 2 and Monday, April 3 -- with 15 divisional matchups over the course of those two days. RELATED: Westgate Las Vegas win ...