The Rays and Brewers meet in the 2026 World Series starting Friday, Oct. 23. Baseball is guaranteed a first-time champion.
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Projected Game 1: Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski (1.80 ERA, 252 Ks) vs. Tampa Bay's Drew Rasmussen at American Family Field.
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Junior Caminero owns MLB's fastest bat speed (79.4 mph). Tampa Bay needs his power to wake up against Milwaukee's heat.
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Jackson Chourio is hitting just .171 this postseason. If Milwaukee's young star gets hot, the series could tilt fast.
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Christian Yelich hoisted the NL pennant trophy after the Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Dodgers in four games.
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Freddy Peralta's stellar pitching earned him ALCS MVP honors — and the ex-Brewer now faces his old club in the World Series.
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Jake Bauers drove Milwaukee's Game 4 comeback with a two-run double and a bases-loaded walk to tie it in the fifth.
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Logan Henderson, 24, has held his own behind Misiorowski — Milwaukee's young rotation is the envy of baseball.
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Garrett Mitchell's sixth-inning solo shot gave Milwaukee the lead for good in the 6-4 NLCS clincher at Dodger Stadium.
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Tropicana Field, damaged by Hurricane Milton in 2024, hosts World Series games again as the Rays return for their third Fall Classic.
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Milwaukee finished with the best record in baseball, so the World Series opens with Games 1 and 2 at American Family Field.
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The Brewers are back in the World Series for the first time since 1982 — and it is the first NL pennant in franchise history.
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Rays or Brewers — one city celebrates its first title. Follow The Nerdy Humourist for World Series 2026 coverage.
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