The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions at last.
On Wednesday night, Milwaukee beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 to capture its first title, closing out a postseason run that featured just two losses from start to finish. For a franchise that entered MLB in 1969 and spent decades chasing this moment, the wait is over.
The Brewers had been one of the teams still searching for a championship before the Fall Classic began. That is no longer the case. Milwaukee is now off that list, and only four active franchises remain without a World Series title: the Rays, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Colorado Rockies.
The path to the crown was a strong one all October. Milwaukee knocked off the San Diego Padres in the NLDS, then swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS to earn its second World Series trip in franchise history. Once they got there, the Brewers opened up a 3-0 lead over Tampa Bay before the Rays pushed back.
Game 4 turned into a 12-inning grind, and Tampa Bay stayed alive with a 4-3 win. But Milwaukee answered in Game 5 and finished the job, turning a long-shot dream into a championship reality.
This also ends a different kind of drought for the franchise. The Brewers’ previous trip to the World Series came in 1982, when they lost to the St.
Louis Cardinals in seven games. The sequel had a much happier ending.
William Contreras was named World Series MVP after what the source described as a season and postseason in which he led the team on and off the field.
For Milwaukee, the significance is simple: the Brewers have finally reached the top of the mountain, and they are World Champions.
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