MILWAUKEE -- Game 1 of the World Series was so tense and tight that it required two final outs. The Brewers survived an overturned out to hold serve at home, but the visiting Rays made it clear that this Fall Classic, which continues with Game 2 on Saturday night at

This World Series features the No. 1 seed in each league, and Game 1 definitely felt like it was a matchup between teams who are nearly dead even. Every pitch was stressful, every at-bat mattered. These teams are close. The Brewers were just a tiny bit better, pulling out a

MILWAUKEE – The first tailgaters parked their vehicles on the outskirts of the American Family Field grounds and set up their supplies around 9 a.m. local time, six hours before the official lots even opened and 10 hours before the first pitch of the World Series. “I'm surprised it took

MILWAUKEE -- The celebratory fireworks had been set off, spreading a layer of smoke across the diamond at American Family Field. Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days” blasted through the speakers, providing a soundtrack for workers scurrying to erect a television set for the postgame show. There was just one problem: The

MILWAUKEE -- The past two evenings, Bob Koehler did what he has done every day the Brewers have played at home since 1986. He took a walk. On Friday, before Game 1 of the World Series, MLB Network walked with him.

The iPhone Duo launched Friday -- you know, the cool new foldable one -- just in time for the start of the World Series. Coincidence? Maybe. But this isn't: MLB has already designed a new version of the MLB App just for the first foldable iPhone. The MLB App for

MILWAUKEE -- Jacob Misiorowski needed just one pitch to make World Series history. The Brewers’ flamethrowing ace opened Game 1 of the World Series against the Rays on Friday night with a 103.5 mph four-seam fastball to Yandy Díaz, immediately establishing a new standard for velocity on baseball’s biggest stage.

MILWAUKEE -- A World Series matchup between the best teams in each league figured to be tight. Game 1 certainly didn’t disappoint on Friday, with the Brewers riding their slim early advantage for all nine innings of a 3-2 win over the Rays.

MILWAUKEE – The Brewers were this close to bringing the World Series to Milwaukee in Christian Yelich’s very first season here. When he homered off the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler in the first inning of Game 7 of the 2018 NLCS, the Brewers were eight innings away. Twenty-four measly outs. They

MILWAUKEE – For the better part of three weeks, the Rays have been running wild through October. All 11 of their stolen-base attempts heading into the World Series had succeeded, giving them no reason to slow down. Then they met William Contreras.

When Boston’s Payton Tolle pitched an immaculate inning on Sept. 13, everyone knew right away what was going on. Red Sox broadcasters counted off the pitches, and as Tolle was about to throw his ninth straight strike, a wry smile crept across his face, and the crowd roared. So would

MILWAUKEE -- The way the Rays set up their rotation for the World Series was not just about winning Game 1. It was a three-game gambit, designed to put them in the best possible spot to win every night. It put their veteran leader on the mound in the series

MILWAUKEE -- It took until the ninth inning of World Series Game 1, but for about the first time Friday evening, the Rays found themselves nursing some legitimate hope. Umpires had just overturned a potential game-ending double play. With the smoky haze of a premature firework launch still hanging over

MILWAUKEE -- When the bullpen door swung open at American Family Field on Friday night, the best the Brewers had to offer came trotting out. When Jacob Misiorowski exited the game with a lead after five innings, they turned to Abner Uribe for four outs, Aaron Ashby for five and

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are being joined by Earth’s mightiest ballplayers in an exclusive look at Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Doomsday” for the World Series. In the film, beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.

MILWAUKEE -- Before heading to American Family Field on Friday afternoon, Drew Rasmussen and his wife Stevie took a moment to appreciate, and laugh about, the cosmic coincidence of it all. “Had the Brewers been playing anyone else in the World Series,” Rasmussen said, “man, I’d be rooting for them.”

The Yankees have agreed to a three-year contract with pitching coach Matt Blake, according to a report from MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. The club hasn’t confirmed the agreement. Blake, 41, has been the Yankees’ pitching coach since they hired him in November 2019, succeeding Larry Rothschild in the role.

MILWAUKEE -- Pat Murphy saw the incoming FaceTime from a number with a 732 area code. When The Boss calls, you answer. Murphy swiped to accept the call, and then, suddenly, there on that little phone screen, was his hero.

The World Series hasn’t even started yet, but Junior Caminero is already doing damage.

LOS ANGELES -- He may have taken just 45 total plate appearances at the big league level, but Josue De Paula already looks like someone who could be a difference maker for the Dodgers in 2027 and beyond. The Dodgers' top prospect (No. 4 overall, per MLB Pipeline) hardly missed

MILWAUKEE -- Two months ago, this scenario was impossible. Brandon Woodruff was scheduled for season-ending surgery in August, and he would miss the postseason for the fourth straight year. It was devastating for the organization’s longest-tenured player, who’d already been battling for years to sustain a comeback from shoulder surgery

Welcome to a most fantastically interesting World Series, in which focusing on the size of the markets involved completely misses the forest for the trees. It’s a No. 1-vs.-No. 1 matchup, just the sixth time in the past 30 years that’s happened. It’s a pair of fanbases who have never

The Brewers and the Rays. The best teams in the National League and the American League all season, respectively. A rare meeting between the No. 1 seeds from each league in the World Series. And one of them will take home the first Commissioner’s Trophy in their franchise’s history. Both

MILWAUKEE -- The Rays made just one minor change to their roster for the franchise’s third appearance in the World Series, bringing back left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger to replace hard-throwing prospect Brody Hopkins.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy and Rays manager Kevin Cash will lead their squads through the 2026 World Series beginning Friday, with both teams vying for the first title in their franchise’s history. But did you know these two skippers have actually faced off in the World Series once already?