Who's ready for a 1st-time World Series champ?

Plus: One of the slowest HR trots on record

Tuesday, October 20 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Raucous Rays loudly storm into World Series   Exactly 18 years to the date of advancing to their first Fall Classic, the Rays are back on baseball's biggest stage. ALCS MVP Freddy Peralta dominated while Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz sent fans into a frenzy with Trop-shaking homers. Game 1 is Friday (8 ET, FOX/FOX One). ALCS MVP 'Fastball Freddy' pitches Rays to World Series, where his old team awaits On 18th anniversary of first World Series berth, Rays reach third as AL's best team Yandy makes good on prediction, delivers knockout blow in pennant clincher Junior's major moment: Caminero savors 1st playoff homer AND strikes familiar pose Why this World Series is unlike any we've seen in some time 'It hurts': Guards' incredible run ends 2 wins shy of World Series Despite ALCS heartbreak, young cornerstones have Guardians believing 'we’ll be back' MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS How to sound smart when discussing the World Series matchup There are storylines galore between the Rays and Brewers. With that in mind, let’s preview the World Series that begins in Milwaukee on Friday. We’re going to get a 1st-time World Series champion This is the first Fall Classic featuring two teams that have never won it all since 1980, when the Phillies beat the Royals. 'We've got one more bite!' The Rays' fourth party in the past six weeks felt like both a culmination and a celebration for the AL’s best team. “A team like this, a night like this, it just shows what's possible here, what baseball can be,” president of baseball operations Erik Neander said. Some friendly faces in the crowd show their support at the Trop B.J. Upton, Tyler Glasnow and Randy Arozarena all hold a special place in Rays history, and they came out to see their former team clinch a pennant. Arozarena's iconic celebration even got some air time on the field. Freddy Peralta 2-0 with 0.75 ERA in 2 ALCS starts, 1 relief appearance Junior Caminero 1st career postseason HR, 2nd postseason multi-hit game Yandy Díaz Extra-base hit in 5 of 6 ALCS games: 4 2Bs, 2 HRs Richie Palacios Batted .500 in ALCS with 2 2Bs, including Game 6 go-ahead hit Chase DeLauter 13 hits set Cleveland rookie record for a postseason PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY THE BRACKET MUST-SEE MOMENT Junior Caminero's first postseason homer came in a big moment -- and he thoroughly enjoyed it. CHECK OUT ALL THE TOP PLAYS FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES MLB NETWORK Stream MLB Network with MLB+ Your MLB+ subscription includes access to MLB Network 24/7 with live coverage before and after every Postseason game. Plus, listen to every game live throughout October. Stream today! MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD CLE 3 TB 7 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.