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5 days ago · World Series, in baseball, a postseason play-off series between champions of the two major professional baseball leagues of North America: the American League and the National League, which together constitute Major League Baseball.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL).
5 days ago · They won 87 games in 2022 and 90 in 2023 and upset the rival Braves in the division series both years, only to lose the World Series to the Astros in 2022 and then a National League...
4 days ago · This reorganization introduced a new playoff layer known as the League Championship Series (LCS). Under this format, the winners of each division faced off in a best-of-five series to determine which team would advance to the World Series.
11 hours ago · On this day: Celtics, NBA founded; Win 1976 championship, their 13th. On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team joined together with 10 other franchises to start the Basketball Association of America, which would absorb the teams from the rival National Basketball League three years later to become the organization now known as the NBA.
19 hours ago · In 1954, he led the Clowns to their 1954 league championship. He tragically died of a stroke at age 57 during the offseason following the championship. As a baseball player, Charleston was a top talent, with mastery in defense, hitting, power, and speed. According to MLB records, in 1921, his batting average was above .400.
1 day ago · In both years, the Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series, but lost the AL Championship Series. Most recently, they qualified for the playoffs as a wild card team in 2020, 2022, and 2023. From 1977 to 2023, the Blue Jays' overall win–loss record is 3,687–3,700–3 (.499).
