{"id":953,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/953","headline":"Rays and Brewers set for World Series, guaranteeing a first-time champion","dek":"Tampa Bay beat Cleveland in six games to take the AL pennant, while Milwaukee swept Los Angeles for the NL flag, and Game 1 starts Friday at American Family Field.","body":"The 2026 World Series matchup is set, and baseball is guaranteed a new name on the trophy. The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians in six games to win the American League pennant, while the Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers to take the National League side.\n\nNeither franchise has ever won a World Series. The Brewers are back in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1982, their second appearance ever, and will have home-field advantage. The Rays are making their third trip to the World Series, having previously fallen short in 2008 and 2020.\n\nGame 1 is Friday night at American Family Field, with the series running through a possible Game 7 on Saturday, Oct. 31 if needed. All games air on FOX.\n\nWhichever side wins, it will be the first time since 2023 that a new champion is crowned. For the Rays, it is a chance to finally finish what they started in two prior tries. For the Brewers, it is their first shot at a title in franchise history outside of that lone 1982 pennant.","published_at":"2026-10-20T06:20:19.281214+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Updated World Series schedule immediately announced: Rays win 2026 ALCS","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/updated-world-series-schedule-immediately-030356168.html"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"2026 World Series Schedule: How To Watch Brewers vs. Rays On FOX","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/2026-world-series-schedule-how-watch-brewers-vs-rays-fox"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"The World Series matchup is set! How Rays, Brewers can win it all","url":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50214717/world-series-rays-brewers-first-look-preview"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Rays, Brewers to meet in World Series: Game times, key players and more","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7703794/2026/10/19/rays-brewers-world-series-preview/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Here Are 2026 World Series Ticket Prices","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-world-series-ticket-prices-030431135.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"When does World Series start? Brewers vs. Rays schedule for 2026 Fall Classic","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/does-world-series-start-brewers-031158089.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"How to watch Rays vs. Brewers Game 1 of 2026 MLB World Series: TV channel/streaming info, schedule, preview","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watch-rays-vs-brewers-game-030556584.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"World Series 2026: Schedule, broadcast and start times for Rays vs. Brewers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/world-series-2026-schedule-broadcast-and-start-times-for-rays-vs-brewers-031027464.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}