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Maddon managed the Chicago Cubs from 2015 to 2019, breaking the Cubs' 108-year World Series Championship drought in his second year with a 4–3 series win over the Cleveland Indians. His .581 winning percentage is the most for a Cubs manager since Frank Chance , and his 19 playoff victories as manager are a team record, as are the team's four ...
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 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season.The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.
Joe Maddon, Aaron Boone and Cliff Floyd talk about the significance of the Cubs winning the 2016 World Series
Joe Maddon may be the manager of the Cubs, but it was a different team's hat on his head on Wednesday night after Chicago won the World Series. Maddon was a bench coach for the Angels in 2002 ...
a The 19th-century World Series was a different event from the current World Series, which was first played in 1903. The 19th-century World Series was considered an exhibition contest between the champion of the National League and the champion of the American Association. [85] b Jim Frey won the Manager of the Year Award for the 1984 season. [10]
Rays manager Joe Maddon was also the manager of the 2016 Cubs, while the architect of the 2008 team, GM Andrew Friedman, would win a World Series in 2020 and 2024 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Evan Longoria was a member of the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks who lost that year's World Series to the Texas Rangers ; Longoria's 15 year gap between World ...
Maddon, 68, was in the midst of his third season leading the Angels after a five-year stint with the Chicago Cubs that was highlighted by their 2016 World Series victory. He previously managed the ...