ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are headed to the World Series, champions of the American League after a night this team and these fans will never forget. It was 18 years ago on this exact date -- Oct. 19, 2008 -- when the Rays punched their ticket to their first

ST. PETERSBURG -- Go back to the beginning of the 2026 season and tell Freddy Peralta that by Oct. 19, he’d be the American League Championship Series MVP and preparing to pitch in the World Series for the first time. What would the 30-year-old right-hander have said? “That you are

ST. PETERSBURG -- It was 18 years ago that David Price threw the pitch, Jed Lowrie hit the grounder and Akinori Iwamura leaped off second base with the ball in his right hand and both arms raised to Tropicana Field’s domed roof. October 19, 2008. Game 7 of the American

ST. PETERSBURG -- “It all ends tomorrow. We're going to win tomorrow.” For Yandy Díaz, that wasn’t a prediction. That was a spoiler.

ST. PETERSBURG -- That Junior Caminero moment on Monday night -- and if you watched Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, you already know exactly which one -- was quite the moment. The Rays’ superstar slugger was poised to make his mark on this postseason. Finally, it happened

The Brewers and Rays will face off in the 2026 World Series, a fascinating matchup between two of baseball’s best and smartest teams, but also organizations that have never won the Fall Classic. Milwaukee set a franchise record by leading the Majors with 103 wins in the regular season, beat

ST. PETERSBURG -- As Stephen Vogt made the rounds in the Guardians' clubhouse Monday night, embracing the players who were fresh off a heartbreaking finish to the 2026 season, he eventually reached Austin Hedges’ locker. There, Vogt and Hedges shared a long hug, before the skipper placed his hands on

ST. PETERSBURG -- Clad in a matching T-shirt and hat declaring the Rays American League champions, with goggles not yet over his eyes for the incoming onslaught of champagne and beer, manager Kevin Cash found a spot in the middle of the Rays’ clubhouse at Tropicana Field late Monday night

The World Series always delivers plenty of intriguing storylines. This year, one of the most prominent is the fact that neither the Brewers nor the Rays has won a World Series title -- yet.

ST. PETERSBURG -- So soon after the ending of the 2026 Guardians, it feels impossible to think about what comes next. That’s the cruel part of this postseason deal. Being a great team isn’t enough, and at times over the past month, the Guardians were truly great. Unless you’re the

Five MLB franchises have never won a World Series. In 10 days, or less, there will be only four on that list. Sorry, then, to the Mariners, Padres and Rockies, who are going to have to wait until 2027 to have a chance to get their first Commissioner’s Trophy, but

The Brewers and Rays will face off in the 2026 World Series, which begins on Friday in Milwaukee, and there’s no shortage of connections between the two clubs. Look no further than the Championship Series MVPs for each team. Jake Bauers took home those honors for the Brewers in the

ST. PETERSBURG -- Tropicana Field was packed out on Monday night as the Rays clinched a spot in the 2026 World Series, 18 years to the day that they last won the American League Championship Series inside their home stadium. There were many familiar faces in the crowd for their

MILWAUKEE -- Whether the Brewers or Rays emerge with the Commissioner’s Trophy hoisted in the air, Major League Baseball is about to have a first-time champion.

Sometimes, the satisfaction of hitting a home run comes with marveling in the moment. "As a human, when you hit a ball that far, it's hard not to stop and watch where it lands," former big league outfielder Carlos Gonzalez once said. And with Statcast, we can tangibly quantify just

We are mere days away from the culmination of the 2026 MLB season: The World Series presented by Capital One. Here is what you need to know to get set for the 122nd edition of the Fall Classic.

MILWAUKEE -- When the Brewers clinched a spot in the World Series, fans celebrated in the stands at Dodger Stadium and at American Family Field, where a crowd 16,228 strong gathered for a watch party even though the game was 2,000 miles away. They also celebrated at home, at watering

Aaron Boone will return as Yankees manager in 2027, a source told MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch. The team has not commented on the news. Boone is entering the final year of his contract with the Yankees in ‘27, which will mark his 10th season at the helm for New York. In

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One of the biggest dominoes of the impending MLB offseason has fallen, adding a massive free agent bat to a pool that is relatively light on them. The Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball announced that they will approve the posting of superstar infielder Teruaki Sato to MLB this offseason.

LOS ANGELES -- As lingering injuries began to take their toll on Shohei Ohtani during the regular season, the Dodgers frequently returned to the same refrain: What mattered most was him feeling the best he could in October. Coming off extended rest from his time on the IL and the

• Editor's note: This story was originally published on Dec. 4, 2023. It was updated the following year after Jackson Chourio signed a record-setting contract extension. With the Brewers poised to play in the World Series for the first time in 44 years, and with Chourio leading the way, we

MILWAUKEE – Mark Attanasio remembers getting a good idea of the challenge ahead of him when he was introduced as the Brewers’ new owner on Oct. 4, 2004.

They say good things come to those who wait. The Brewers and their fans waited 44 years to get back to the World Series. Now that they are there, what's a few more days?

This year's Brewers-Rays World Series matchup is not only a meeting between franchises that have never won a World Series title. It's also a matchup between the No. 1 team in each league. And that's rare. Including this year's Fall Classic, the two top teams have gone head-to-head in the