Who’s Playing in the Baseball World Series?

The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to face off in the 2018 World Series. Here’s a look at the schedule, start times, and how to watch.

Introduction

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner’s Trophy. As the series is played during the fall season in North America, it is sometimes referred to as the Fall Classic.

American League

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers are set to face off in the 2020 World Series. This will be the Rays’ second appearance in the Fall Classic, and the Dodgers’ 32nd. Los Angeles is looking to win their first World Series title since 1988, while the Rays are hoping to bring a championship back to Tampa Bay for the first time since their inception in 1998.

Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and they have played in 13. Their most recent appearance and win was in 2018. In addition, they won the 1904 American League pennant, but due to the previous agreement between the AL and NL, they could not play in the World Series.

The Red Sox’ history has also been marked by the team’s intense rivalry with the Yankees, arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports. The Boston Red Sox are owned by Fenway Sports Group, which also owns Liverpool F.C. of the Premier League in England.

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL). The Astros have played their home games at Minute Maid Park since 2000. The team was established as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the NL in 1962 with the expansion New York Mets.

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the National League’s (NL) New York Mets. The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles). In 1903, Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City, renaming the team the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed as the “Yankees” in 1913.

The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, an LLC controlled by the family of George Steinbrenner, who purchased the team in 1973. Brian Cashman is the team’s general manager, and Aaron Boone is the team’s field manager. The team plays its home games at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, Bronx; New Rochelle, Bronx serves as its spring training camp headquarters. The Yankees are one of three MLB clubs based in New York City; the other two clubs are Major League Soccer’s NYCFC and NWSL’s Sky Blue FC

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics, often referred to as the A’s, are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum. They have won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of all current MLB teams.

The 2017 season was the A’s 127th season in Major League Baseball, as well as their 55th season playing their home games at the Oakland Coliseum, and their 17th consecutive season competing in the American League West..

National League

The National League of Major League Baseball (MLB) is one of two leagues that make up the sport of baseball in the United States and Canada.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, the team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season. They played for four seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to their current home of Dodger Stadium in 1962.

The Dodgers as a franchise have collected 27 National League pennants and 21 World Series championships, second only to the New York Yankees with 40 World Series titles. Eleven NL MVP award winners have played for the Dodgers, winning a total of 13 MVP Awards, eight Cy Young Award winners have pitched for them, winning a total of twelve Cy Young Awards. The team has also produced 17 Rookie of the Year Award winners, twice as many as the next closest team, including four consecutive from 1979 to 1982 and five consecutive from 1992 to 1996.

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The team played their home games at Miller Park from 2001 to 2020, when they moved to American Family Field.

Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies are a professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating back to 1883. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team’s home has been Citizens Bank Park, located in South Philadelphia.

The Phillies have won two World Series championships (against the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008), seven National League pennants (a record for a team in the NL East), and 14 NL East division titles. They are one of three MLB teams to win 10,000 or more games, joining the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants; as well as one of only two to lose 10,000 or more (the other being the Chicago Cubs). The franchise has also produced many successful Major League Baseball players, including Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Ed Delahanty, Jawn Taylor and Curt Schilling.

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006. One of the nation’s oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs, the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships, more than any other NL team and second-most in MLB history after the New York Yankees.

Conclusion

As we reach the end of the baseball season, only two teams are left standing to compete for the title of world champions. The Los Angeles Dodgers will be representing the National League, and the Houston Astros will be representing the American League. This year’s World Series is sure to be an exciting one, so be sure to tune in to watch!