The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t wait long to acknowledge the next hurdle standing between them and their first title.
Just after the Tampa Bay Rays wrapped up the American League pennant Monday night, the Brewers posted a five-word message and made it clear who’s next on the 2026 World Series stage. Milwaukee shared a promotional graphic on its official X account, formerly Twitter, featuring players from both clubs.
The Rays punched their ticket by beating the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field. That win sealed a 4-2 series victory and capped three straight Tampa Bay wins after the Rays had dropped two of the first three games.
Milwaukee’s quick response came four days after it secured its own World Series berth, the franchise’s first since 1982. The Brewers finished off a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series last Thursday with a 6-4 win in Game 4.
That clincher featured a comeback from an early four-run hole, with Garrett Mitchell delivering the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning. Jake Bauers was named NLCS MVP after driving in six runs during the series.
Tampa Bay now returns to the championship round for the third time, after previous appearances in 2008 and 2020. And with Milwaukee on the other side, there’s a big historical wrinkle: neither franchise has ever won a World Series, which means MLB is guaranteed a first-time champion.
The Fall Classic is set#WinOurWay pic.twitter.com/v6zNpyeZ7j
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 20, 2026
The Brewers entered October with 103 regular-season wins, the most in baseball, and have carried that momentum through the National League playoffs. Now they get one more series to try to turn a huge season into the first championship in team history.
Game 1 of the best-of-seven set is Friday at American Family Field in Milwaukee.
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