Brewers-Rays World Series guarantees first-time champion

Last such Series was Phillies-Royals in 1980

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated 57m1 min read

Brewers. Rays. One team will win it all for the first time ever! 🔥 It’s just the second World Series in the last 100 ye Via @espn on X

What happened: Tampa Bay beat the Guardians to win the American League pennant. Milwaukee claimed the National League pennant to set the 2026 World Series.

Why it matters: The winner earns the first championship in Title-less versus title-less meetings remain exceptionally rare across a century of Fall Classics.

By the numbers: Second World Series in 100 years matching two franchises without a title. The other was Phillies-Royals in 1980.

What to watch: The clubs now set rotations and home-field logistics ahead of Game 1.

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@espn 2026-10-20T03:18:36.671956+00:00

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