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J. Hinch">A. J. Hinch</a></td><td> 107–55 (.660), GA: 10</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">October 22–30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Minute Maid Park</a> (Houston)<br /><a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">Nationals Park</a> (Washington)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> (Washington)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Umpires</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Porter" title="Alan Porter">Alan Porter</a> (Games 1–2),<sup id="cite_ref-replay_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-replay-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Eddings" title="Doug Eddings">Doug Eddings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Cederstrom" title="Gary Cederstrom">Gary Cederstrom</a> (crew chief), <a href="/wiki/James_Hoye" title="James Hoye">James Hoye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lance_Barksdale" title="Lance Barksdale">Lance Barksdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Holbrook" title="Sam Holbrook">Sam Holbrook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wolf" title="Jim Wolf">Jim Wolf</a> (Games 3–7)<sup id="cite_ref-replay_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-replay-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">Broadcast</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MLB_on_Fox" title="MLB on Fox">Fox</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> – English)<br /><a href="/wiki/Fox_Deportes" title="Fox Deportes">Fox Deportes</a> (United States – Spanish)<br /><a href="/wiki/MLB_International" title="MLB International">MLB International</a> (International – English)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV announcers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Buck" title="Joe Buck">Joe Buck</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">John Smoltz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Rosenthal" title="Ken Rosenthal">Ken Rosenthal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Verducci" title="Tom Verducci">Tom Verducci</a> (Fox)<br />Rolando Nichols, <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Gonzalez_(infielder)" title="Edgar Gonzalez (infielder)">Edgar Gonzalez</a> and Carlos Álvarez (Fox Deportes)<br /><a href="/wiki/Matt_Vasgersian" title="Matt Vasgersian">Matt Vasgersian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buck_Martinez" title="Buck Martinez">Buck Martinez</a> (MLB International)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ESPN_Radio" title="Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio">ESPN</a> (English)<br />Unanimo Deportes (Spanish)<br /><a href="/wiki/WJFK-FM" title="WJFK-FM">WJFK-FM</a> (WAS)<br /><a href="/wiki/KBME_(AM)" title="KBME (AM)">KBME</a> (HOU)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio announcers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Shulman" title="Dan Shulman">Dan Shulman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Singleton_(baseball)" title="Chris Singleton (baseball)">Chris Singleton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buster_Olney" title="Buster Olney">Buster Olney</a> (ESPN)<br />Beto Ferreiro and <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Orlando Hernández">Orlando Hernández</a> (Unanimo Deportes)<br /><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Slowes" title="Charlie Slowes">Charlie Slowes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Jageler" title="Dave Jageler">Dave Jageler</a> (WJFK)<br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Ford_(sportscaster)" title="Robert Ford (sportscaster)">Robert Ford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Sparks_(pitcher,_born_1965)" title="Steve Sparks (pitcher, born 1965)">Steve Sparks</a> (KBME)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Streaming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> over <a href="/wiki/2019_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2019 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> (4–2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2019 Washington Nationals season">Washington Nationals</a> over <a href="/wiki/2019_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2019 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (4–0)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">World Series program</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2019_World_Series_program.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/2019_World_Series_program.jpg/219px-2019_World_Series_program.jpg" decoding="async" width="219" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/2019_World_Series_program.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="275" data-file-height="363" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2020_World_Series" title="2020 World Series">2020</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2019 World Series</b> was the championship series of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s (MLB) <a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2019 Major League Baseball season">2019 season</a>. The 115th edition of the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>, it was a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-seven_playoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-seven playoff">best-of-seven playoff</a> between the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2019 Washington Nationals season">Washington Nationals</a>. The series was played from October 22 to October 30.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Washington upset the favored Astros, four games to three, to secure its first title in franchise history<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and first in the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">capital city</a> since the <a href="/wiki/1924_World_Series" title="1924 World Series">1924 series</a>. Washington <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> was named the <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="World Series Most Valuable Player">World Series Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP) after earning two <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">wins</a> in the series.<sup id="cite_ref-CastrovinceMVP_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CastrovinceMVP-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Astros had <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage" title="Home advantage">home-field advantage</a> because they had the better regular-season record. It was the third World Series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular-season records of the American and National league champions, a practice that started in the 2017 season. It was the first World Series in which the Houston Astros had home-field advantage. The series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the Astros hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Nationals hosting Games 3, 4, and 5. </p><p>For the first time in any of the <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">major North American sports leagues</a>, the visiting team won all the games of a seven-game championship series,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> surpassing the previous high of five.<sup id="cite_ref-SixRoadWins_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SixRoadWins-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The road team outscored the home team 49–14 in the seven games played. Washington won despite scoring only three runs at home. It was the sixth straight World Series in which the championship was clinched by the visiting team, and the fourth consecutive seventh game of a Series won by the visiting team. </p><p>With the Nationals being from the National League East, this marked the sixth World Series in a row to have been won by teams from separate divisions in Major League Baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-divisions_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-divisions-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the third straight year, MLB sold <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">presenting sponsorships</a> to all of postseason series. As with the <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a> and <a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018 World Series</a>, this World Series was sponsored by <a href="/wiki/YouTube_TV" title="YouTube TV">YouTube TV</a> and was officially known as the <i>2019 World Series presented by YouTube TV</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tleft"><div class="multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px;border:none"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:116px;max-width:116px"><div style="height:171px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AJ_Hinch_dugout_spring_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/AJ_Hinch_dugout_spring_2015.jpg/114px-AJ_Hinch_dugout_spring_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="114" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/AJ_Hinch_dugout_spring_2015.jpg/171px-AJ_Hinch_dugout_spring_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/AJ_Hinch_dugout_spring_2015.jpg/228px-AJ_Hinch_dugout_spring_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1401" data-file-height="2102" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:172px;max-width:172px"><div style="height:171px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dave_Martinez_(52033113614).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Dave_Martinez_%2852033113614%29.jpg/170px-Dave_Martinez_%2852033113614%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Dave_Martinez_%2852033113614%29.jpg/255px-Dave_Martinez_%2852033113614%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Dave_Martinez_%2852033113614%29.jpg/340px-Dave_Martinez_%2852033113614%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3683" data-file-height="3712" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div>Managers <a href="/wiki/A._J._Hinch" title="A. J. Hinch">A. J. Hinch</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Martinez" title="Dave Martinez">Dave Martinez</a> (right)</div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="2019 Major League Baseball postseason">2019 Major League Baseball postseason</a></div> <p>This was the first World Series appearance for the franchise that began its existence as the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> in 1969, and moved to Washington, D.C. in 2005 to become the Nationals. The Nationals were also the last team from the <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">1969 expansion class</a> (which also included the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>—who began as the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Pilots" title="Seattle Pilots">Seattle Pilots</a>—and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>) to earn a trip to the series. Also, after their World Series appearance, all <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) teams had played in at least one World Series. The only <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) team that has yet to play in a World Series is the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>, who were part of the <a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1977 Major League Baseball expansion">1977 expansion</a>. Prior to this series, the Astros and Nationals had never played each other in a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">postseason</a> series, even though Houston played in the NL from 1962 to 2012 before moving to the AL West in 2013. In fact, the Nationals are the only team the Astros have faced in the World Series that they have never faced in a pre-World Series playoff round, since the Astros have faced the White Sox, Dodgers, and Braves during at least one playoff round prior to the World Series. The Astros and Nationals did not play an <a href="/wiki/Interleague_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Interleague game">interleague game</a> in 2019, and last faced each other during the <a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017 regular season</a>. The two teams share a <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> site in <a href="/wiki/West_Palm_Beach,_Florida" title="West Palm Beach, Florida">West Palm Beach, Florida</a>, and opened the 2019 spring training schedule against each other.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the second World Series to feature two <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion teams</a>, the first being in <a href="/wiki/2015_World_Series" title="2015 World Series">2015</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ExpansionSeries_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ExpansionSeries-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Astros were deemed as heavy favorites to win the title.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Washington_Nationals">Washington Nationals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Washington Nationals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2019 Washington Nationals season">2019 Washington Nationals season</a></div> <p>The Nationals finished the <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2018 Washington Nationals season">2018</a> season with an 82–80 (.506) <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Win–loss record">win–loss record</a>, and started the 2019 season with a 19–31 (.380) record. Second-year <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Martinez" title="Dave Martinez">Dave Martinez</a> began to receive public pressure to be fired by the Nationals.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team engineered a turnaround and finished the season in second place in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">National League East</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">games behind</a> the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>, ending the year with a 93–69 (.574) record.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nationals were one of two teams to qualify for the playoffs as a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_wild_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball wild card">wild card</a> team from the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Martinez had missed three games in September for a <a href="/wiki/Cardiac_catheterization" title="Cardiac catheterization">cardiac catheterization</a> procedure to treat <a href="/wiki/Angina" title="Angina">angina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fourth-seeded Nationals defeated the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> at home in the <a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2019 National League Wild Card Game">National League Wild Card Game</a>, coming behind from a 3–1 deficit in the eighth inning to win 4–3.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nationals then upset the top-seeded <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, who had won the previous two National League pennants, in the <a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Division_Series" title="2019 National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nationals were behind two games to one, and won their second and third elimination games of the postseason to take the best-of-five series. The postseason series win was the first in Washington Nationals history.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the best-of-seven <a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a>, the Nationals <a href="/wiki/Whitewash_(sport)" title="Whitewash (sport)">swept</a> the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (who had defeated the Braves in the Division Series round) in four games to secure the first <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_pennant_winners" title="List of National League pennant winners">pennant</a> in franchise history (including their time as the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> from 1969 to 2004). It was the first World Series appearance for a team from Washington D.C. since <a href="/wiki/1933_World_Series" title="1933 World Series">1933</a>, including 33 seasons that the city did not host an MLB team (1972–2004).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Houston_Astros">Houston Astros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Houston Astros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">2019 Houston Astros season</a></div> <p>In the prior two seasons, the Astros had won the <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017 World Series</a>, the franchise's first World Series championship,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and lost the <a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2018 American League Championship Series">2018 American League Championship Series</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Astros finished the 2019 regular season atop the <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">American League West</a>—their third consecutive division championship—with a 107–55 (.660) win–loss record.<sup id="cite_ref-107wins_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107wins-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their 107 wins were a franchise record, and the most in MLB for the season.<sup id="cite_ref-107wins_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107wins-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Astros entered the postseason as the overall #1 seed. Their first opponent in the postseason was determined by the <a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2019 American League Wild Card Game">American League Wild Card Game</a>, which saw the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the best-of-five <a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">American League Division Series</a>, the top-seeded Astros defeated fifth-seeded Tampa Bay in five games, with each game of the series being won by the home team.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Astros' opponent in the best-of-seven <a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a> (ALCS) was the second-seeded <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, who had defeated the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> in their playoff series, three games to none.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the ALCS, the Astros and Yankee split the first two games, followed by the Astros winning two-of-three games played at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium" title="Yankee Stadium">Yankee Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Game 6 in Houston was then won by the Astros, giving them the series win, four games to two.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Astros' ALCS victory advanced them to their third overall World Series appearance (2 in the American League & one in the National League), and second in three years.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG/200px-Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG/300px-Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG/400px-Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2681" data-file-height="2011" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Minute Maid Park</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nationals_Park_8.16.19_-_7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Nationals_Park_8.16.19_-_7.jpg/200px-Nationals_Park_8.16.19_-_7.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Nationals_Park_8.16.19_-_7.jpg/300px-Nationals_Park_8.16.19_-_7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Nationals_Park_8.16.19_-_7.jpg/400px-Nationals_Park_8.16.19_-_7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3976" data-file-height="2876" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">Nationals Park</a></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Washington won the series, 4–3.</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Time</th> <th>Attendance  </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td>October 22</td> <td><b>Washington Nationals</b> – 5, Houston Astros – 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Minute Maid Park</a></td> <td>3:43</td> <td>43,339<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td>October 23</td> <td><b>Washington Nationals</b> – 12, Houston Astros – 3</td> <td>Minute Maid Park</td> <td>4:01</td> <td>43,357<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td>October 25</td> <td><b>Houston Astros</b> – 4, Washington Nationals – 1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">Nationals Park</a></td> <td>4:03</td> <td>43,867<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4</td> <td>October 26</td> <td><b>Houston Astros</b> – 8, Washington Nationals – 1</td> <td>Nationals Park</td> <td>3:48</td> <td>43,889<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5</td> <td>October 27</td> <td><b>Houston Astros</b> – 7, Washington Nationals – 1</td> <td>Nationals Park</td> <td>3:19</td> <td>43,910<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6</td> <td>October 29</td> <td><b>Washington Nationals</b> – 7, Houston Astros – 2</td> <td>Minute Maid Park</td> <td>3:37</td> <td>43,384<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7</td> <td>October 30</td> <td><b>Washington Nationals</b> – 6, Houston Astros – 2</td> <td>Minute Maid Park</td> <td>3:42</td> <td>43,326<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The below game summaries include a <a href="/wiki/Line_score" class="mw-redirect" title="Line score">line score</a> of each game, showing the <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a> scored by each team during each <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a>. Various baseball terms appearing in the summaries can be found in the <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_terms" title="Glossary of baseball terms">glossary of baseball terms</a>. The performance of pitchers in a game is often summarized by wording such as "two runs on three hits while striking out four batters", indicating how many <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> the pitcher allowed (the fewer, the better) and how many opposing batters the pitcher <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">struck out</a> (the more, the better). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_1">Game 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Game 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Juan_Soto_June_20,_2018_(50121491012).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Juan_Soto_June_20%2C_2018_%2850121491012%29.jpg/280px-Juan_Soto_June_20%2C_2018_%2850121491012%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Juan_Soto_June_20%2C_2018_%2850121491012%29.jpg/420px-Juan_Soto_June_20%2C_2018_%2850121491012%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Juan_Soto_June_20%2C_2018_%2850121491012%29.jpg/560px-Juan_Soto_June_20%2C_2018_%2850121491012%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3280" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> batted 3-for-4 with three <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBIs</a> in Game 1.<sup id="cite_ref-natsbullpen_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natsbullpen-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 22, 2019 7:10<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>) at <span class="nowrap">Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Washington</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Houston</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">10</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a> (1–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Gerrit Cole</a> (0–1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sean_Doolittle" title="Sean Doolittle">Sean Doolittle</a> (1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />WAS: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmerman" title="Ryan Zimmerman">Ryan Zimmerman</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> (1)<br />HOU: <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">George Springer</a> (1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 43,339<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nationals-vs-astros/2019/10/22/599371/final/box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Before the <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">national anthem</a> sung by <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger" title="Nicole Scherzinger">Nicole Scherzinger</a>, a moment of silence took place in honor of umpire <a href="/wiki/Eric_Cooper" title="Eric Cooper">Eric Cooper</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Game1pr_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game1pr-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who had died on October 20. Former Astro <a href="/wiki/Brian_McCann_(baseball)" title="Brian McCann (baseball)">Brian McCann</a> threw out the <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_first_pitch" title="Ceremonial first pitch">ceremonial first pitch</a> to former teammate <a href="/wiki/Evan_Gattis" title="Evan Gattis">Evan Gattis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Game1pr_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game1pr-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a> started for the Nationals, while <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Gerrit Cole</a> started for the Astros. With two outs in the bottom of the first inning,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Yuli_Gurriel" title="Yuli Gurriel">Yuli Gurriel</a> hit a two-run <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">double</a>, giving the Astros a 2–0 lead. In the top of the second inning,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmerman" title="Ryan Zimmerman">Ryan Zimmerman</a> hit a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> to cut the Astros' lead to 2–1. <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> led off the top of the fourth inning with a home run to tie the game, 2–2. Soto became the fourth-youngest player to hit a home run in a World Series; <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Andruw Jones</a> in <a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a> was the youngest to date.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a> batted in a run in the top of the fifth inning, followed two batters later by a Soto two-run double, giving the Nationals a 5–2 lead.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Scherzer exited after pitching five innings, having allowed two runs on five hits while striking out seven batters. Cole went seven innings, allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out six. After Nationals pitcher <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Corbin" title="Patrick Corbin">Patrick Corbin</a> pitched a scoreless sixth, <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">George Springer</a> led off the bottom of the seventh inning with the 14th postseason home run of his career, off Nats <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Tanner_Rainey" title="Tanner Rainey">Tanner Rainey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also broke a World Series record held by <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a>, with a home run in five consecutive World Series games,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> dating back to Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>4 of the 2017 World Series. The Astros <a href="/wiki/Bases_loaded" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases loaded">loaded the bases</a> later in the inning with two <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a> off Rainey and an infield <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">single</a> off <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hudson" title="Daniel Hudson">Daniel Hudson</a>, but Hudson struck out <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Yordan Alvarez</a> to prevent any more scoring. In the bottom of the eighth inning, <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Tucker" title="Kyle Tucker">Kyle Tucker</a> singled, advanced to second on a <a href="/wiki/Fly_ball_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly ball (baseball)">fly ball</a> by <a href="/wiki/Aledmys_D%C3%ADaz" title="Aledmys Díaz">Aledmys Díaz</a>, and Springer batted in another run with a double, pulling the Astros to within one run, 5–4. <a href="/wiki/Sean_Doolittle" title="Sean Doolittle">Sean Doolittle</a>, the Nationals' fifth pitcher of the game, got the final out of the eighth inning and <a href="/wiki/1-2-3_inning" class="mw-redirect" title="1-2-3 inning">retired the side in order</a> in the bottom of the ninth, concluding matters when <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Carlos Correa</a> <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">lined out</a> to <a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Robles" title="Víctor Robles">Víctor Robles</a> to preserve the win. Doolittle earned his second <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">save</a> of the postseason and the <a href="/wiki/Underdog" title="Underdog">underdogs</a> took the series lead, marking the first time in franchise history that the Nationals won a World Series game.<sup id="cite_ref-natsbullpen_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natsbullpen-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_2">Game 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Game 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_Strasburg_on_July_9,_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Stephen_Strasburg_on_July_9%2C_2014.jpg/170px-Stephen_Strasburg_on_July_9%2C_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Stephen_Strasburg_on_July_9%2C_2014.jpg/255px-Stephen_Strasburg_on_July_9%2C_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Stephen_Strasburg_on_July_9%2C_2014.jpg/340px-Stephen_Strasburg_on_July_9%2C_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2950" data-file-height="3962" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> earned the win in Game 2.<sup id="cite_ref-stranglehold_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stranglehold-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 23, 2019 7:08<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (CDT) at <span class="nowrap">Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Washington</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">12</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">14</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Houston</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> (1–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a> (0–1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />WAS: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Suzuki" title="Kurt Suzuki">Kurt Suzuki</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Taylor" title="Michael A. Taylor">Michael A. Taylor</a> (1)<br />HOU: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bregman" title="Alex Bregman">Alex Bregman</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Maldonado" title="Martín Maldonado">Martín Maldonado</a> (1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 43,357<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nationals-vs-astros/2019/10/23/599372/final/box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Gymnast and Houston native <a href="/wiki/Simone_Biles" title="Simone Biles">Simone Biles</a> threw out the ceremonial first pitch of Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>2.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The starting pitchers were <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> for the Nationals and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a> for the Astros. After a walk and a single to start the game, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a> batted in two runs with a double. <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bregman" title="Alex Bregman">Alex Bregman</a> tied the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first. In the top of the second inning, Verlander recorded the 200th postseason strikeout of his career, surpassing <a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">John Smoltz</a> (whose career spanned 1988–2009) and setting a new MLB record.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leading off the top of the seventh, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Suzuki" title="Kurt Suzuki">Kurt Suzuki</a> hit a home run to put the Nationals ahead, 3–2. Verlander exited one batter later; he was charged with four runs on seven hits while striking out six batters, and was later assessed the <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">loss</a>. Washington scored five more runs in the seventh off <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Pressly" title="Ryan Pressly">Ryan Pressly</a>, extending their lead to 8–2. With a six-run lead, Strasburg was removed before the bottom of the seventh, having held the Astros to two runs on seven hits while striking out seven. In the eighth inning, a two-run home run by <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a> plus a <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">run batted in</a> (RBI) by <a href="/wiki/Asdr%C3%BAbal_Cabrera" title="Asdrúbal Cabrera">Asdrúbal Cabrera</a> extended the Nationals' lead to nine runs. A ninth-inning home run by <a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Taylor" title="Michael A. Taylor">Michael A. Taylor</a> off <a href="/wiki/Chris_Devenski" title="Chris Devenski">Chris Devenski</a> pushed the lead to 12–2. Astro <a href="/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Maldonado" title="Martín Maldonado">Martín Maldonado</a> hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth off relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Javy_Guerra_(baseball,_born_1985)" title="Javy Guerra (baseball, born 1985)">Javy Guerra</a>, but there was no further scoring as the Nationals completed their eighth <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_longest_winning_streaks#Postseason" title="List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks">consecutive playoff win</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stranglehold_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stranglehold-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_3">Game 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MBrantley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/MBrantley.jpg/170px-MBrantley.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/MBrantley.jpg/255px-MBrantley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/MBrantley.jpg/340px-MBrantley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3058" data-file-height="4002" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Michael_Brantley" title="Michael Brantley">Michael Brantley</a> was 2-for-4 with two <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBIs</a> in Game 3.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 25, 2019 8:07<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a>) at <span class="nowrap">Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., 64 °F (18 °C), partly cloudy</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Houston</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">11</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Washington</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">1</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Josh_James_(baseball)" title="Josh James (baseball)">Josh James</a> (1–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Aníbal Sánchez">Aníbal Sánchez</a> (0–1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Osuna" title="Roberto Osuna">Roberto Osuna</a> (1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />HOU: <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Chirinos" title="Robinson Chirinos">Robinson Chirinos</a> (1)<br />WAS: None<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 43,867<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/astros-vs-nationals/2019/10/25/599373/final/box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the first World Series game played in Washington D.C. since October 7, 1933, which was the clinching <a href="/wiki/1933_World_Series#Game_5" title="1933 World Series">Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>5</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a>' win over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chad_Cordero" title="Chad Cordero">Chad Cordero</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2005_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2005 Washington Nationals season">2005 Nationals</a> threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate <a href="/wiki/Brian_Schneider" title="Brian Schneider">Brian Schneider</a>; former astronaut <a href="/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin" title="Buzz Aldrin">Buzz Aldrin</a> also threw a ceremonial pitch.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Aníbal Sánchez">Aníbal Sánchez</a> started for the Nationals, while <a href="/wiki/Zack_Greinke" title="Zack Greinke">Zack Greinke</a> started for the Astros. In the second inning, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Reddick" title="Josh Reddick">Josh Reddick</a> batted in <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Carlos Correa</a> as Houston scored the game's first run. In the third inning, <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Jose Altuve</a> doubled and advanced to third on an <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">error</a>, then scored on an infield single by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Brantley" title="Michael Brantley">Michael Brantley</a>, giving the Astros a 2–0 lead. The Nationals loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the third, but were unable to score. In the bottom of the fourth, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmerman" title="Ryan Zimmerman">Ryan Zimmerman</a> walked then was driven in by a <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triple</a> by <a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Robles" title="Víctor Robles">Víctor Robles</a>, cutting the Astros' lead to 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Houston restored its two-run lead in the top of the fifth, as Altuve doubled and was then batted in by Brantley. Greinke left with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, having allowed one run on seven hits while striking out six batters. The Astros extended their lead to 4–1 in the top of the sixth, as <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Chirinos" title="Robinson Chirinos">Robinson Chirinos</a> hit a home run off the left field <a href="/wiki/Foul_pole" class="mw-redirect" title="Foul pole">foul pole</a> netting. Sánchez lasted until one out in the top of the sixth, having allowed four runs on 10 hits while striking out four. With no additional scoring through the middle of the ninth, the Astros brought in <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">closer</a> <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Osuna" title="Roberto Osuna">Roberto Osuna</a> to pitch the bottom of the ninth. Osuna allowed a one-out single to <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a>, but otherwise retired the Nationals; <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_tersm&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glossary of baseball tersm (page does not exist)">struck out looking</a> to end the Nationals’ eight-game playoff winning streak. Osuna earned his second <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">save</a> this postseason, as Houston narrowed Washington's lead in the series to 2–1. This became the first World Series to begin with three games won by the road team since <a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a>, when the first five games were won by the road team.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_4">Game 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alex_Bregman_on_August_21,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Alex_Bregman_on_August_21%2C_2016.jpg/200px-Alex_Bregman_on_August_21%2C_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Alex_Bregman_on_August_21%2C_2016.jpg/300px-Alex_Bregman_on_August_21%2C_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Alex_Bregman_on_August_21%2C_2016.jpg/400px-Alex_Bregman_on_August_21%2C_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2080" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alex_Bregman" title="Alex Bregman">Alex Bregman</a> had five <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBIs</a> in Game 4, four on a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 26, 2019 8:08<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (EDT) at <span class="nowrap">Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., 63 °F (17 °C), overcast</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Houston</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">8</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">13</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Washington</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">1</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Urquidy" title="José Urquidy">José Urquidy</a> (1–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Corbin" title="Patrick Corbin">Patrick Corbin</a> (0–1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />HOU: <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Chirinos" title="Robinson Chirinos">Robinson Chirinos</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bregman" title="Alex Bregman">Alex Bregman</a> (2)<br />WAS: None<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 43,889<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/astros-vs-nationals/2019/10/26/599374/final/box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by a <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_Youth_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Nationals Youth Academy">Nationals Youth Baseball Academy</a> scholar-athlete.<sup id="cite_ref-PR345_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PR345-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Corbin" title="Patrick Corbin">Patrick Corbin</a> started for the Nationals and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Urquidy" title="José Urquidy">José Urquidy</a> started for the Astros.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Astros scored early, recording two runs in the first inning on four consecutive singles with one out.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Chirinos" title="Robinson Chirinos">Robinson Chirinos</a> hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, extending Houston's lead to 4–0.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Urquidy exited after five innings, having held the Nationals scoreless, retiring nine straight batters before being removed.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_60-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Washington scored a run in the bottom of the sixth, when Gerardo Parra scored on a <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> <a href="/wiki/Ground_out_(baseball)" title="Ground out (baseball)">ground out</a> with the bases loaded and one out. Corbin pitched six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five. After his exit, the Nationals bullpen allowed the bases to become loaded before a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> by <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bregman" title="Alex Bregman">Alex Bregman</a> off <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Rodney" title="Fernando Rodney">Fernando Rodney</a> in the seventh inning extended Houston's lead to 8–1.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the 20th ever <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)#World_Series" title="Grand slam (baseball)">World Series grand slam</a> and first since <a href="/wiki/Addison_Russell" title="Addison Russell">Addison Russell</a> hit one in Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>6 of the <a href="/wiki/2016_World_Series" title="2016 World Series">2016 World Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With no further scoring, the Astros evened the series, 2–2, ensuring a sixth game in Houston. This was the fifth time a World Series started with the road team winning the first four games, the most recent occurrence having been <a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_5">Game 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Game 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_(48974322178).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848974322178%29.jpg/220px-President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848974322178%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848974322178%29.jpg/330px-President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848974322178%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848974322178%29.jpg/440px-President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848974322178%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a><figcaption>The Astros batting in the top of the 2nd inning of Game 5</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 27, 2019 8:08<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (EDT) at <span class="nowrap">Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., 72 °F (22 °C), clear</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Houston</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">10</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Washington</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">1</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Gerrit Cole</a> (1–1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ross_(baseball)" title="Joe Ross (baseball)">Joe Ross</a> (0–1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />HOU: <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Yordan Alvarez</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Carlos Correa</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">George Springer</a> (2)<br />WAS: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> (2)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 43,910<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/astros-vs-nationals/2019/10/27/599375/final/box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by chef <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Andr%C3%A9s" title="José Andrés">José Andrés</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PR345_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PR345-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The starting pitchers were <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Gerrit Cole</a> for Houston and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ross_(baseball)" title="Joe Ross (baseball)">Joe Ross</a> for Washington. <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a> was scheduled to start for Washington, but was scratched about three hours before the game for neck spasms.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A two-run home run by <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Yordan Alvarez</a> in the top of the second inning gave the Astros an early lead. In the top of the fourth, <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Carlos Correa</a> hit another two-run home run, extending Houston's lead to 4–0. Ross pitched for five innings, allowing four runs on five hits while striking out one batter. <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> narrowed the lead to 4–1 with a home run in the bottom of the seventh. <a href="/wiki/Yuli_Gurriel" title="Yuli Gurriel">Yuli Gurriel</a> batted in a run in the top of the eighth to restore the four-run lead. Cole left after seven innings, having held the Nationals to one run on three hits while striking out nine. <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">George Springer</a>'s two-run home run in the top of the ninth stretched Houston's lead to 7–1. With <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Pressly" title="Ryan Pressly">Ryan Pressly</a> ending the game by allowing no baserunners in the bottom of the ninth, the Astros moved to within a victory of their second title in three years. This became the third World Series—along with <a href="/wiki/1906_World_Series" title="1906 World Series">1906</a> and <a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a>—to have the road team win the first five games.<sup id="cite_ref-RoadFive_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RoadFive-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_(48975694762).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848975694762%29.jpg/220px-President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848975694762%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848975694762%29.jpg/330px-President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848975694762%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848975694762%29.jpg/440px-President_Trump_at_the_World_Series_Game_%2848975694762%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. President</a> <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald J. Trump</a> waves to the crowd.</figcaption></figure> <p>Home plate <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> <a href="/wiki/Lance_Barksdale" title="Lance Barksdale">Lance Barksdale</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a> during the game drew attention,<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with some sports journalists, including <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Passan" title="Jeff Passan">Jeff Passan</a>, increasing their appeals to MLB for a computerized strike zone.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two women in the crowd flashed their bare chests during the game—briefly visible on television—in an attempt to raise awareness for their website, claiming proceeds from the site "will be going to women with breast cancer".<sup id="cite_ref-flash_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flash-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with a third woman, they were removed from the game and were banned from all MLB stadiums "indefinitely".<sup id="cite_ref-flash_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flash-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. President</a> <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> was booed and "chants of 'Lock him up!' broke out in some sections" when he and wife <a href="/wiki/Melania_Trump" title="Melania Trump">Melania</a> were introduced after the third inning during the regular serviceperson recognition segment.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to some discussion in the media of the civility required of the event and the larger political discourse taking place.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was not the first time at a World Series that a President was booed;<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the <a href="/wiki/1931_World_Series" title="1931 World Series">1931 World Series</a>, taking place during <a href="/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States" title="Prohibition in the United States">Prohibition</a>, fans in Philadelphia had chanted at <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Hoover" title="Herbert Hoover">Herbert Hoover</a>, "We want beer! We want beer!" </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_6">Game 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anthony_Rendon_(14430676940).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Anthony_Rendon_%2814430676940%29.jpg/200px-Anthony_Rendon_%2814430676940%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Anthony_Rendon_%2814430676940%29.jpg/300px-Anthony_Rendon_%2814430676940%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Anthony_Rendon_%2814430676940%29.jpg/400px-Anthony_Rendon_%2814430676940%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1857" data-file-height="1806" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a> contributed five <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBIs</a> in Game 6.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 29, 2019 7:08<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (CDT) at <span class="nowrap">Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Washington</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Houston</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> (2–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a> (0–2)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />WAS: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> (3), <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a> (1)<br />HOU: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bregman" title="Alex Bregman">Alex Bregman</a> (3)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 43,384<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nationals-vs-astros/2019/10/29/599376/final/box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> to <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a>, both of whom played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="Houston Cougars men's basketball">Houston Cougars</a> and later won the <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995 NBA Finals</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting pitchers were <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a> for Houston and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> for Washington, the same as in Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>2.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a> batted in a run in the top of the first, giving the Nationals an early 1–0 lead. A <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">sacrifice fly</a> by <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Jose Altuve</a> and a home run by <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bregman" title="Alex Bregman">Alex Bregman</a> in the bottom of the first gave Houston a 2–1 lead.<sup id="cite_ref-WaPoGame6_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WaPoGame6-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bregman carried his bat to first base after homering, which some media members considered disrespectful.<sup id="cite_ref-McCarriston_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCarriston-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fifth-inning home runs by <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> gave the Nationals a 3–2 lead. Soto also carried his bat to first base after homering, mimicking Bregman.<sup id="cite_ref-McCarriston_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCarriston-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Post-game, both managers voiced displeasure with the bat-carrying; Bregman apologized and said he was at fault.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Verlander exited after five innings, having allowed three runs on five hits while striking out three batters.<sup id="cite_ref-Box6_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Box6-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the top of the seventh inning, <a href="/wiki/Trea_Turner" title="Trea Turner">Trea Turner</a> was <a href="#TurnerPlay">controversially</a> called out for <a href="/wiki/Interference_(baseball)" title="Interference (baseball)">interference</a> on a play at first base,<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which Washington manager <a href="/wiki/Dave_Martinez" title="Dave Martinez">Dave Martinez</a> furiously took issue with, leading to his <a href="/wiki/Ejection_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ejection (baseball)">ejection</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Box6_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Box6-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first time a manager had been ejected from a World Series game since Bobby Cox in 1996. Later that inning, a two-out, two-run home run by Rendon off <a href="/wiki/Will_Harris_(baseball)" title="Will Harris (baseball)">Will Harris</a>—who had not allowed an <a href="/wiki/Earned_run" title="Earned run">earned run</a> in the postseason—increased Washington's lead to 5–2.<sup id="cite_ref-WaPoGame6_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WaPoGame6-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rendon batted in two more runs in the top of the ninth with a double off <a href="/wiki/Chris_Devenski" title="Chris Devenski">Chris Devenski</a>, extending the Nationals' lead to 7–2. Strasburg left with one out in the bottom of the ninth, having held the Astros to two runs on five hits while striking out seven.<sup id="cite_ref-Box6_81-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Box6-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sean_Doolittle" title="Sean Doolittle">Sean Doolittle</a> relieved Strasburg, and allowed a two-out double to <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Carlos Correa</a>, but nothing further, and the Nationals evened the series to force a deciding <a href="/wiki/Game_seven" title="Game seven">seventh game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the first instance in MLB, <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>, or <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> history when the road team won the first six games of a best-of-seven series.<sup id="cite_ref-SixRoadWins_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SixRoadWins-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Interference_call_and_Martinez_ejection"><span class="anchor" id="TurnerPlay"></span>Interference call and Martinez ejection</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Interference call and Martinez ejection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:168px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trea_Turner_(5314023)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Trea_Turner_%285314023%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/142px-Trea_Turner_%285314023%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Trea_Turner_%285314023%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/213px-Trea_Turner_%285314023%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Trea_Turner_%285314023%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/284px-Trea_Turner_%285314023%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2083" data-file-height="2471" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:168px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Holbrook_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Sam_Holbrook_2011.jpg/142px-Sam_Holbrook_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Sam_Holbrook_2011.jpg/213px-Sam_Holbrook_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Sam_Holbrook_2011.jpg/284px-Sam_Holbrook_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1054" data-file-height="1252" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Trea_Turner" title="Trea Turner">Trea Turner</a> (left) and umpire <a href="/wiki/Sam_Holbrook" title="Sam Holbrook">Sam Holbrook</a></div></div></div></div> <p>In the top of the seventh inning, the Nationals had a 3–2 lead with a runner, <a href="/wiki/Yan_Gomes" title="Yan Gomes">Yan Gomes</a>, on first base with no outs when batter Trea Turner hit a <a href="/wiki/Swinging_bunt" class="mw-redirect" title="Swinging bunt">swinging bunt</a> to the third base side of the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher%27s_mound" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher's mound">pitcher's mound</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Davidoff_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davidoff-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Astros pitcher <a href="/wiki/Brad_Peacock" title="Brad Peacock">Brad Peacock</a> fielded the ball and threw it to first base; the ball was not caught by first baseman <a href="/wiki/Yuli_Gurriel" title="Yuli Gurriel">Yuli Gurriel</a> and rolled into foul territory beyond the base, apparently giving the Nationals runners on second and third with no outs.<sup id="cite_ref-Davidoff_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davidoff-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Turner was called out by home plate umpire <a href="/wiki/Sam_Holbrook" title="Sam Holbrook">Sam Holbrook</a> for interference, negating the play and requiring Gomes to return to first base.<sup id="cite_ref-Davidoff_84-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davidoff-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While initial reports and television commentary indicated the call was for running outside the 45-foot (14 m) runner's lane,<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLB's chief baseball officer, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a>, clarified after the game that Turner had interfered with Gurriel's attempt to catch the ball,<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> stating that Turner "did run to the fair side of the 45-foot line, but really the violation was when he kept Gurriel from being able to catch the ball at first base."<sup id="cite_ref-Davidoff_84-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davidoff-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The call led to a delay of nearly <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> minutes while umpires confirmed their interpretation of the rules (the decision itself was a judgment call not reviewable via <a href="/wiki/Instant_replay_in_Major_League_Baseball" title="Instant replay in Major League Baseball">MLB instant replay</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Davidoff_84-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davidoff-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The call was argued by Nationals manager Dave Martinez when it was first made and again, more intensely, during the <a href="/wiki/Seventh-inning_stretch" title="Seventh-inning stretch">seventh-inning stretch</a>, resulting in his ejection by Holbrook.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first ejection in a World Series since <a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Bobby Cox</a> had been ejected.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_7">Game 7</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Game 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width: 258px; clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZv_phKzHA4">Game 7 Full replay</a> on MLB's official YouTube channel</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Patrick_Corbin_(50336631758)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Patrick_Corbin_%2850336631758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Patrick_Corbin_%2850336631758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Patrick_Corbin_%2850336631758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Patrick_Corbin_%2850336631758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Patrick_Corbin_%2850336631758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/400px-Patrick_Corbin_%2850336631758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="1203" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Corbin" title="Patrick Corbin">Patrick Corbin</a> was the winning pitcher in Game 7.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 30, 2019 7:08<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (CDT) at <span class="nowrap">Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Washington</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Houston</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Corbin" title="Patrick Corbin">Patrick Corbin</a> (1–1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Will_Harris_(baseball)" title="Will Harris (baseball)">Will Harris</a> (0–1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />WAS: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Howie_Kendrick" title="Howie Kendrick">Howie Kendrick</a> (1)<br />HOU: <a href="/wiki/Yuli_Gurriel" title="Yuli Gurriel">Yuli Gurriel</a> (1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 43,326<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nationals-vs-astros/2019/10/30/599377/final/box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the 40th time a World Series reached its deciding <a href="/wiki/Game_seven#World_Series" title="Game seven">Game 7</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The starting pitchers were Washington's <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a>, who won Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>1, and Houston's <a href="/wiki/Zack_Greinke" title="Zack Greinke">Zack Greinke</a>, who received a <a href="/wiki/No_decision" title="No decision">no decision</a> in Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>3,<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making this the first World Series Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>7 started by two previous <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a> winners.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ceremonial first pitches were thrown by former Astros <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Jeff Bagwell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Craig_Biggio" title="Craig Biggio">Craig Biggio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A home run by <a href="/wiki/Yuli_Gurriel" title="Yuli Gurriel">Yuli Gurriel</a> in the bottom of the second inning gave the Astros an early 1–0 lead. <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Carlos Correa</a> hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend the lead to 2–0. Scherzer pitched five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out three batters. Greinke had given up only one hit (a single) and had shut out the Nats over six innings before <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a>'s home run in the top of the seventh cut the Astros' lead to 2–1. Greinke walked Soto after Rendon's homer and was then replaced by <a href="/wiki/Will_Harris_(baseball)" title="Will Harris (baseball)">Will Harris</a>. Harris gave up a two-run home run to <a href="/wiki/Howie_Kendrick" title="Howie Kendrick">Howie Kendrick</a> off the right field foul pole, giving the Nationals a 3–2 lead, which they never relinquished. Greinke was charged with two runs on two hits while striking out three in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">6<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings.<sup id="cite_ref-schoenfield_10312019_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schoenfield_10312019-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Osuna" title="Roberto Osuna">Roberto Osuna</a> pitched the eighth inning for Houston, when <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> batted in <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a> with two outs to give Washington a two-run lead.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nationals extended their lead to 6–2 in the ninth inning, with two runs scoring on a one-out single by Eaton with the bases loaded. With <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Corbin" title="Patrick Corbin">Patrick Corbin</a> having pitched three scoreless innings in relief for Washington, closer <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hudson" title="Daniel Hudson">Daniel Hudson</a> came in to pitch in a non-save situation in the bottom of the ninth and retired the side in order, as <a href="/wiki/Michael_Brantley" title="Michael Brantley">Michael Brantley</a> <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_terms#struck_out_swinging" title="Glossary of baseball terms">struck out swinging to end the game, series, and baseball season</a>, giving the Nationals franchise its first World Series title in 51 seasons,<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the city's first since the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Senators</a> won in <a href="/wiki/1924_World_Series" title="1924 World Series">1924</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-schoenfield_10312019_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schoenfield_10312019-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Nationals' win marked the sixth straight year that a team clinched the World Series title via a win on the road,<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including four times that a Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>7 was won by the visiting team.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the first time in <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">major North American sports</a> history, the visiting team won all seven games of a best-of-seven postseason series.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In championship series of the NBA, NHL, and MLB contested during 2019, road teams compiled an overall 17–3 record.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the Nationals became the first team to win the World Series in their first appearance since <a href="/wiki/2002_World_Series" title="2002 World Series">2002</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/2002_Anaheim_Angels_season" title="2002 Anaheim Angels season">Anaheim Angels</a> accomplished the feat by defeating the <a href="/wiki/2002_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2002 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> in seven games.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During postgame ceremonies, Washington's <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> was presented with the <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">World Series Most Valuable Player Award</a>, the first time a former <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_Major_League_Baseball_draft_picks" title="List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks">No. 1 overall draft pick</a> earned the award,<sup id="cite_ref-CastrovinceMVP_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CastrovinceMVP-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the first time a pitcher had won the award since <a href="/wiki/Madison_Bumgarner" title="Madison Bumgarner">Madison Bumgarner</a> had won in <a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014</a>. </p><p>The Nationals’ upset of the Astros was ranked as the third biggest upset in World Series history by <a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Series_statistics">Series statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Series statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>2019 World Series (4–3): <b><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2019 Washington Nationals season">Washington Nationals</a></b> (NL) defeated <a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> (AL). </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Washington Nationals</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">33</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">58</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Houston Astros</td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">30</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">68</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">3 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />WAS: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a> (3), <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Howie_Kendrick" title="Howie Kendrick">Howie Kendrick</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Suzuki" title="Kurt Suzuki">Kurt Suzuki</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Taylor" title="Michael A. Taylor">Michael A. Taylor</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmerman" title="Ryan Zimmerman">Ryan Zimmerman</a> (1)<br />HOU: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bregman" title="Alex Bregman">Alex Bregman</a> (3), <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Chirinos" title="Robinson Chirinos">Robinson Chirinos</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">George Springer</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Yordan Alvarez</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Carlos Correa</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Yuli_Gurriel" title="Yuli Gurriel">Yuli Gurriel</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Maldonado" title="Martín Maldonado">Martín Maldonado</a> (1)<br /><b>Total attendance:</b> 305,072   <b>Average attendance:</b> 43,582<br /><span class="nowrap"><b>Winning player's share:</b> $382,358.18</span>   <span class="nowrap"><b>Losing player's share:</b> $256,030.16</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Nationals wore their alternate blue <a href="/wiki/Baseball_uniform" title="Baseball uniform">jerseys</a> for all seven games.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The World Series was televised by <a href="/wiki/MLB_on_Fox" title="MLB on Fox">Fox</a> for the 20th straight year.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Buck" title="Joe Buck">Joe Buck</a> called the games as <a href="/wiki/Play-by-play" class="mw-redirect" title="Play-by-play">play-by-play</a> announcer along with <a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">John Smoltz</a> as <a href="/wiki/Color_commentator" title="Color commentator">color commentator</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Rosenthal" title="Ken Rosenthal">Ken Rosenthal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Verducci" title="Tom Verducci">Tom Verducci</a> as <a href="/wiki/Field_reporter" class="mw-redirect" title="Field reporter">field reporters</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Burkhardt" title="Kevin Burkhardt">Kevin Burkhardt</a> hosted the network's pregame shows, joined by analysts <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fox_Deportes" title="Fox Deportes">Fox Deportes</a> aired the series in <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>, with Rolando Nichols calling the play-by-play, <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Gonzalez_(infielder)" title="Edgar Gonzalez (infielder)">Edgar Gonzalez</a> as color commentator, and Carlos Álvarez as field reporter.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/MLB_International" title="MLB International">MLB International</a> fed the series to broadcasters outside the United States, with <a href="/wiki/Matt_Vasgersian" title="Matt Vasgersian">Matt Vasgersian</a> providing play-by-play and <a href="/wiki/Buck_Martinez" title="Buck Martinez">Buck Martinez</a> as color commentator.<sup id="cite_ref-Awful_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Awful-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ratings">Ratings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/World_Series_television_ratings" title="World Series television ratings">World Series television ratings</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Game </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Ratings</a><br />(households) </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Share_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="Share (TV)">Share</a><br />(households) </th> <th scope="col">U.S. audience<br />(in millions) </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1 </th> <td>7.3</td> <td>15</td> <td>12.194</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">2 </th> <td>7.1</td> <td>15</td> <td>11.925</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">3 </th> <td>7.1</td> <td>15</td> <td>12.220</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">4 </th> <td>5.9</td> <td>13</td> <td>10.219</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">5 </th> <td>6.5</td> <td>12</td> <td>11.390</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">6 </th> <td>9.6</td> <td>19</td> <td>16.425</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center">7 </th> <td>13.1</td> <td>25</td> <td>23.013</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>1 had the second-lowest audience for any Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>1 to date, with only the <a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014 World Series</a> having a smaller audience for the opener.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>2 had the lowest audience for any Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>2 to date, a distinction previously held by the <a href="/wiki/2012_World_Series" title="2012 World Series">2012 World Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>4 was the lowest rated World Series game ever, and had the second-smallest audience ever, with only Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>3 of the <a href="/wiki/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">2008 World Series</a> having a smaller audience.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>7 was the least-watched Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>7 ever, falling below the seventh game of 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-LowGame7_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LowGame7-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, this World Series had the fourth-lowest average number of viewers, with only 2014, 2012, and 2008 being lower.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ratings spiked considerably for Game 7, and there were strong ratings in the Houston (42.7/63) and Washington, D.C. (31.8/53) markets, making it the most-viewed MLB game in Washington since 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/MLB_on_ESPN_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB on ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> broadcast the World Series for the 22nd straight year,<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with coverage presented by <a href="/wiki/AutoZone" title="AutoZone">AutoZone</a>. <a href="/wiki/Dan_Shulman" title="Dan Shulman">Dan Shulman</a> served as play-by-play announcer, with <a href="/wiki/Chris_Singleton_(baseball)" title="Chris Singleton (baseball)">Chris Singleton</a> as color commentator and <a href="/wiki/Buster_Olney" title="Buster Olney">Buster Olney</a> as field reporter. <a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a> and Kevin Winter hosted the pregame shows with reporter <a href="/wiki/Tim_Kurkjian" title="Tim Kurkjian">Tim Kurkjian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Spanish-language radio network Unanimo Deportes, <a href="/wiki/Flagship_(broadcasting)" title="Flagship (broadcasting)">flagshipped</a> at <a href="/wiki/WMYM" title="WMYM">WMYM</a> <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami</a>, broadcast its first World Series with Beto Ferreiro and <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Orlando Hernández">Orlando Hernández</a> announcing.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Locally, both teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their regular announcers. In Houston, <a href="/wiki/KBME_(AM)" title="KBME (AM)">KBME</a> aired the series with <a href="/wiki/Robert_Ford_(sportscaster)" title="Robert Ford (sportscaster)">Robert Ford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Sparks_(pitcher,_born_1965)" title="Steve Sparks (pitcher, born 1965)">Steve Sparks</a> announcing. In Washington, <a href="/wiki/WJFK-FM" title="WJFK-FM">WJFK-FM</a> aired the series with <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Slowes" title="Charlie Slowes">Charlie Slowes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Jageler" title="Dave Jageler">Dave Jageler</a> calling the games. Per MLB rules, the teams' other radio affiliates may carry the series but must air the ESPN Radio broadcast.<sup id="cite_ref-Awful_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Awful-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Astros">Astros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Astros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Speculation about <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">sign stealing by the Astros</a> had been rampant for a number of years. After being knocked out by the Nationals in the <a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Division_Series" title="2019 National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a>, several Dodgers (the team the Astros beat in the <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017 World Series</a>) reached out to Washington Nationals second baseman <a href="/wiki/Brian_Dozier" title="Brian Dozier">Brian Dozier</a>, who had been with Los Angeles the previous year, to warn him that Houston was elaborately stealing signs. Many American League clubs also reached out to Washington to say the same, as well.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly after the 2019 World Series concluded, on November 12, 2019, journalists <a href="/wiki/Ken_Rosenthal" title="Ken Rosenthal">Ken Rosenthal</a> and Evan Drellich published a story in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a></i> detailing for the first time specific allegations that the Astros had engaged in illicit electronic sign stealing. MLB launched an investigation and found evidence that the Astros did engage in illegal electronic sign stealing in 2017 and 2018, but found no evidence that they used the scheme in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hours after MLB announced its sanctions, Astros owner <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crane" title="Jim Crane">Jim Crane</a> fired general manager <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Luhnow" title="Jeff Luhnow">Jeff Luhnow</a> and <a href="/wiki/AJ_Hinch" class="mw-redirect" title="AJ Hinch">AJ Hinch</a>. Crane said: "Neither of them started this but neither of them did anything about it".<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Veteran manager <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a> was hired a few months later and stayed with the club until retiring in 2023. </p><p>After losing the 2019 World Series, the Astros have continued to be a top team, coming within one win of making the <a href="/wiki/2020_World_Series" title="2020 World Series">World Series</a> in the shortened <a href="/wiki/2020_MLB_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 MLB season">2020 season</a> and returning to the World Series in <a href="/wiki/2021_World_Series" title="2021 World Series">2021</a>, which they lost to the Atlanta Braves, and in <a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a>, when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies. They were beaten by their in-state rival <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2023 American League Championship Series">2023 ALCS</a>, in which the visiting team won all seven games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nationals">Nationals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Nationals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nationals, however, quickly lost many players from their championship team and fell to the bottom of the league. The Nationals let all-star third baseman <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a> leave in free agency to the Los Angeles Angels in the offseason (the Angels also signed 2019 Nationals part-time catcher <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Suzuki" title="Kurt Suzuki">Kurt Suzuki</a>). The <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> kept the Nationals from properly celebrating their 2019 championship the <a href="/wiki/2020_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2020 Washington Nationals season">following season</a>, as spectators were not allowed in the stands during the shortened season. They raised their championship banner in front of an empty Nationals Park on the first day of the 2020 season, and received their championship rings in the clubhouse rather than on the field in front of the fans.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nationals finished tied for last in the NL East in 2020. Postseason hero <a href="/wiki/Howie_Kendrick" title="Howie Kendrick">Howie Kendrick</a> retired at the end of the season. </p><p>Struggling at the trade deadline in 2021, the Nationals engaged in a large-scale selloff of top players who had led them to the championship.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nationals became the first team to trade three players who were All-Stars before the end of the season, which included starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a>, outfielder <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Schwarber" title="Kyle Schwarber">Kyle Schwarber</a>, and shortstop <a href="/wiki/Trea_Turner" title="Trea Turner">Trea Turner</a>. They also traded off important pieces from their World Series team, such as catcher <a href="/wiki/Yan_Gomes" title="Yan Gomes">Yan Gomes</a> and reliever <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hudson" title="Daniel Hudson">Daniel Hudson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of 2021, only a handful of players from the 2019 championship team were still with the club. </p><p>The Nationals rotation that many saw as the team's strength during their World Series run was not as effective going forward. Scherzer, although still dominant, struggled with lower body injuries until he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the 2021 trade deadline.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, Scherzer would win his second <a href="/wiki/2023_World_Series" title="2023 World Series">World Series</a> ring with the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>. <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Corbin" title="Patrick Corbin">Patrick Corbin</a> led the National League in losses and earned runs given up in <a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2021 Major League Baseball season">2021</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2022 Major League Baseball season">2022</a>. <a href="/wiki/Anibal_Sanchez" class="mw-redirect" title="Anibal Sanchez">Anibal Sanchez</a> struggled mighty during the 2020 season so much that he spent the 2021 season out of baseball entirely, only to return to Washington in <a href="/wiki/2022_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2022 Washington Nationals season">2022</a>. Lastly, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a>, Washington's MVP of the 2019 World Series, was rewarded with a lucrative seven-year contract with the Nationals after the World Series.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unfortunately, Strasburg continued to be plagued with injuries, only making a total of eight starts from 2020 to 2023. He threw just 528 pitches in the majors the rest of his career before retiring in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Baseball.svg/28px-Baseball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Baseball.svg/42px-Baseball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Baseball.svg/56px-Baseball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="520" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Baseball" title="Portal:Baseball">Baseball portal</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Japan_Series" title="2019 Japan Series">2019 Japan Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Korean_Series" title="2019 Korean Series">2019 Korean Series</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-replay-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-replay_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-replay_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">During the postseason, there are seven umpires to a crew. One umpire is designated as the <a href="/wiki/Instant_replay_in_Major_League_Baseball" title="Instant replay in Major League Baseball">replay</a> official and is assigned to MLB's New York office with replay officials for the first two games of the series. At the first travel day, the replay official umpire is assigned to the field for the remainder of the series while another umpire is designated the replay official. Wolf was the replay official for Games<span class="nowrap"> </span>1 and<span class="nowrap"> </span>2, while Porter was the replay official for the remaining games.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-divisions-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-divisions_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The 2019 Nationals, <a href="/wiki/2018_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2018 Boston Red Sox season">2018 Red Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">2017 Astros</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2016 Chicago Cubs season">2016 Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2015 Kansas City Royals season">2015 Royals</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2014_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2014 San Francisco Giants season">2014 Giants</a> represent all six of MLB’s divisions.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Astros entered the NL as the Houston Colt .45s in <a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1962 Major League Baseball expansion">1962</a>, acquiring their current name in 1965 and moving to the AL in 2013; the Nationals entered the NL as the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> in <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">1969</a>, moving to Washington and acquiring their current name in 2005.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The franchise, then playing as the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>, had one postseason series victory in the strike-shortened 1981 baseball season. That year, the postseason included an extra round, with the first half winner of each of two divisions in each league playing the second half division winner. Montreal won the second half Eastern Division title in the National League and beat the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> three games to two to advance to the National League Championship series, in which they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers three games to two.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The "bottom" of an inning refers to when the home team bats, as the home team's runs are listed below the visiting team's runs in the linescore.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The "top" of an inning refers to when the visiting team bats, as the visiting team's runs are listed above the home team's runs in the linescore.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Including the <a href="/wiki/1912_World_Series" title="1912 World Series">1912 World Series</a>, which had a deciding Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>8 because Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>2 ended in a tie.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-100"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-100">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Through the 2019 World Series, the franchise had competed for 36 seasons as the Montreal Expos (1969–2004) and then 15 seasons as the Washington Nationals (2005–2019).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-101"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-101">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Through the 2019 World Series, the most recent team to clinch a World Series title at home was the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013</a>. See <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_champions" title="List of World Series champions">List of World Series champions</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-107"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-107">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/2019_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2019 Stanley Cup Finals">2019 Stanley Cup Finals</a> road teams 5–2,<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019 NBA Finals</a> road teams 5–1,<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2019 World Series road teams 7–0.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_World_Series&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-umpires-for-the-2019-world-series-announced">"Umpires For The 2019 World Series Announced"</a>. <i>MLB.com</i> (Press release). <a href="/wiki/MLB_Advanced_Media" title="MLB Advanced Media">MLB Advanced Media</a>. 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style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">1947</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">1948</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">1950</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1951_World_Series" title="1951 World Series">1951</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1952_World_Series" title="1952 World Series">1952</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1953_World_Series" title="1953 World Series">1953</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1954_World_Series" title="1954 World Series">1954</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1955_World_Series" title="1955 World Series">1955</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1956_World_Series" title="1956 World Series">1956</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1957_World_Series" title="1957 World Series">1957</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1958_World_Series" title="1958 World Series">1958</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1960_World_Series" title="1960 World Series">1960</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1961_World_Series" title="1961 World Series">1961</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1962_World_Series" title="1962 World Series">1962</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1963_World_Series" title="1963 World Series">1963</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1964_World_Series" title="1964 World Series">1964</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1965_World_Series" title="1965 World Series">1965</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1966_World_Series" title="1966 World Series">1966</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1967_World_Series" title="1967 World Series">1967</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1968_World_Series" title="1968 World Series">1968</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1969_World_Series" title="1969 World Series">1969</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1970_World_Series" title="1970 World Series">1970</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1971_World_Series" title="1971 World Series">1971</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1972_World_Series" title="1972 World Series">1972</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1973_World_Series" title="1973 World Series">1973</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1974_World_Series" title="1974 World Series">1974</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1975_World_Series" title="1975 World Series">1975</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1976_World_Series" title="1976 World Series">1976</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">1979</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1980_World_Series" title="1980 World Series">1980</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1981_World_Series" title="1981 World Series">1981</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1982_World_Series" title="1982 World Series">1982</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1983_World_Series" title="1983 World Series">1983</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1984_World_Series" title="1984 World Series">1984</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1985_World_Series" title="1985 World Series">1985</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1986_World_Series" title="1986 World Series">1986</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1987_World_Series" title="1987 World Series">1987</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1988_World_Series" title="1988 World Series">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1989_World_Series" title="1989 World Series">1989</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1990_World_Series" title="1990 World Series">1990</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1991_World_Series" title="1991 World Series">1991</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1992_World_Series" title="1992 World Series">1992</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1993_World_Series" title="1993 World Series">1993</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><s><a href="/wiki/1994_World_Series" title="1994 World Series">1994</a></s></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1995_World_Series" title="1995 World Series">1995</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1997_World_Series" title="1997 World Series">1997</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">2000</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">2001</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2002_World_Series" title="2002 World Series">2002</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2003_World_Series" title="2003 World Series">2003</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">2004</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2005_World_Series" title="2005 World Series">2005</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">2006</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2007_World_Series" title="2007 World Series">2007</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">2008</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2009_World_Series" title="2009 World Series">2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2010_World_Series" title="2010 World Series">2010</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2012_World_Series" title="2012 World Series">2012</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2015_World_Series" title="2015 World Series">2015</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2016_World_Series" title="2016 World Series">2016</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2019</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2020_World_Series" title="2020 World Series">2020</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2021_World_Series" title="2021 World Series">2021</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2023_World_Series" title="2023 World Series">2023</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2024_World_Series" title="2024 World Series">2024</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_champions" title="List of World Series champions">World Series champions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_sweeps" title="List of World Series sweeps">Sweeps</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_game_sevens#World_Series" title="List of Major League Baseball game sevens">Game 7s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_starting_pitchers" title="List of World Series starting pitchers">Starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_postseason_teams" title="List of Major League Baseball postseason teams">Appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_franchise_postseason_streaks" title="List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks">Streaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_franchise_postseason_droughts" title="List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts">Droughts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_postseason_series" title="List of Major League Baseball postseason series">Series (by franchise)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trophies and<br />Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commissioner%27s_Trophy_(MLB)" title="Commissioner's Trophy (MLB)">Commissioner's Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_ring" title="World Series ring">World Series ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">World Series MVP Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth_Award" title="Babe Ruth Award">Babe Ruth Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pre-World_Series_baseball_champions" title="List of pre-World Series baseball champions">Pre-World Series champions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dauvray_Cup" title="Dauvray Cup">Dauvray Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Cup" title="Temple Cup">Temple Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chronicle-Telegraph_Cup" title="Chronicle-Telegraph Cup"><i>Chronicle-Telegraph</i> Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">Postseason</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_League_Championship_Series" title="American League Championship Series">ALCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">NLCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_League_Division_Series" title="American League Division Series">ALDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_Division_Series" title="National League Division Series">NLDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Card_Series" title="Wild Card Series">Wild Card Series</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_television_ratings" title="World Series television ratings">TV ratings</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Notable_events" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li>Series not held in <a href="/wiki/1904_World_Series" title="1904 World Series">1904</a> because the <a href="/wiki/1904_New_York_Giants_season" title="1904 New York Giants season">NL champions</a> refused to participate, and in <a href="/wiki/1994_World_Series" title="1994 World Series">1994</a> due to <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Major_League_Baseball_strike" title="1994–95 Major League Baseball strike">a players' strike</a>.</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Night_in_America" title="Baseball Night in America">Baseball Night in America</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a>–present)</li> <li><i>The Cheap Seats</i> (<a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fox_Saturday_Baseball" title="Fox Saturday Baseball">Fox Saturday Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1996 Major League Baseball season">1996</a>–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MLB_Whiparound" title="MLB Whiparound">MLB Whiparound</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week" title="Major League Baseball Game of the Week">Major League Baseball Game of the Week</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thursday_Night_Baseball" title="Thursday Night Baseball">Thursday Night Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1997 Major League Baseball season">1997</a>–<a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2019 Major League Baseball season">2019</a>–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Week_in_Baseball" title="This Week in Baseball">This Week in Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">2000</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MLB_Tuesday" title="MLB Tuesday">MLB Tuesday</a></i> (<a 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television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_2010s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_2020s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Network" title="MLB Network">MLB Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_television_ratings" title="World Series television ratings">World Series television ratings</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National<br />coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> (1996–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_on_FS1" title="MLB on FS1">FS1</a> (2014–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_2" title="Fox Sports 2">FS2</a> (2014–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Deportes" title="Fox Deportes">Fox Deportes</a> (2012–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox_Family" title="Major League Baseball on Fox Family">Fox Family Channel</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox_Sports_Networks" title="Major League Baseball on Fox Sports Networks">Fox Sports Net</a> (1997–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FX_(TV_channel)" title="FX (TV channel)">FX</a> (1997)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Networks" title="Fox Sports Networks">FSN</a><br />regional coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports Arizona">Arizona</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Diamondbacks_broadcasters" title="List of Arizona Diamondbacks broadcasters">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Bay_Area" title="NBC Sports Bay Area">Bay Area</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Oakland_Athletics_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Oakland Athletics broadcasters">Oakland Athletics</a> & <a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_Giants_broadcasters" title="List of San Francisco Giants broadcasters">San Francisco Giants</a>; <i>1998–2007</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FSN_Chicago" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN Chicago">Chicago</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Cubs_broadcasters" title="List of Chicago Cubs broadcasters">Chicago Cubs</a> & <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_broadcasters" title="List of Chicago White Sox broadcasters">Chicago White Sox</a>, <i>1998–2006</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Detroit" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Detroit">Detroit</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_broadcasters" title="List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters">Detroit Tigers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Florida">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Miami_Marlins_broadcasters" title="List of Miami Marlins broadcasters">Miami Marlins</a> & <a href="/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Rays_broadcasters" title="List of Tampa Bay Rays broadcasters">Tampa Bay Rays</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Houston" title="Fox Sports Houston">Houston</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_broadcasters" title="List of Houston Astros broadcasters">Houston Astros</a>, <i>2009–2012</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Kansas_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Kansas City">Kansas City</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_broadcasters" title="List of Kansas City Royals broadcasters">Kansas City Royals</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Midwest" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Midwest">Midwest</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_broadcasters" title="List of St. Louis Cardinals broadcasters">St. Louis Cardinals</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MSG_Sportsnet" title="MSG Sportsnet">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Mets_broadcasters" title="List of New York Mets broadcasters">New York Mets</a>, <i>1998–2005</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports North">North</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_Twins_broadcasters" title="List of Minnesota Twins broadcasters">Minnesota Twins</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Root_Sports_Northwest" title="Root Sports Northwest">FSN Northwest</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>; <i>2004–2011</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Ohio">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Cincinnati_Reds_broadcasters" title="List of Cincinnati Reds broadcasters">Cincinnati Reds</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_SportsNet_Rocky_Mountain" title="AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain">Rocky Mountain</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Colorado_Rockies_broadcasters" title="List of Colorado Rockies broadcasters">Colorado Rockies</a>, <i>1997–2010</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_San_Diego" title="Bally Sports San Diego">San Diego</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Diego_Padres_broadcasters" title="List of San Diego Padres broadcasters">San Diego Padres</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports South">South</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Atlanta_Braves_broadcasters" title="List of Atlanta Braves broadcasters">Atlanta Braves</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Southeast" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Southeast">Southeast</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Atlanta_Braves_broadcasters" title="List of Atlanta Braves broadcasters">Atlanta Braves</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Southwest" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Southwest">Southwest</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_(baseball)_broadcasters" title="List of Texas Rangers (baseball) broadcasters">Texas Rangers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports West">West</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Angels_broadcasters" title="List of Los Angeles Angels broadcasters">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Milwaukee_Brewers_broadcasters" title="List of Milwaukee Brewers broadcasters">Milwaukee Brewers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Sun">Sun</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Miami_Marlins_broadcasters" title="List of Miami Marlins broadcasters">Miami Marlins</a> & <a href="/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Rays_broadcasters" title="List of Tampa Bay Rays broadcasters">Tampa Bay Rays</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Great_Lakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Great Lakes">SportsTime Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Cleveland_Indians_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Cleveland Indians broadcasters">Cleveland Indians</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/YES_Network" title="YES Network">YES Network</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_broadcasters" title="List of New York Yankees broadcasters">New York Yankees</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox_Television_Stations" title="Major League Baseball on Fox Television Stations">Fox/MyTV<br />O&O Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>New York City: <a href="/wiki/WNYW" title="WNYW">WNYW 5</a> (Yankees, <i>1999–2001</i>), <a href="/wiki/WWOR-TV" title="WWOR-TV">WWOR 9</a> (N.Y. Giants, <i>1951–1957</i>; Brooklyn Dodgers, <i>1950–1957</i>; Mets, <i>1962–1998</i>; Yankees, <i>2005–2014</i>)</li> <li>Los Angeles: <a href="/wiki/KTTV" title="KTTV">KTTV 11</a> (Dodgers, <i>1958–1992</i>), <a href="/wiki/KCOP-TV" title="KCOP-TV">KCOP 13</a> (Dodgers, <i>2002–2005</i>; Angels, <i>2006–2012</i>)</li> <li>Chicago: <a href="/wiki/WFLD" title="WFLD">WFLD 32</a> (White Sox, <i>1968–1972</i>, <i>1982–1989</i>)</li> <li>Philadelphia: <a href="/wiki/WTXF-TV" title="WTXF-TV">WTXF 29</a> (Phillies, <i>1983–1989</i>)</li> <li>Dallas–Fort Worth: <a href="/wiki/KDFW" title="KDFW">KDFW 4</a> & <a href="/wiki/KDFI" title="KDFI">KDFI 27</a> (Texas Rangers, <i>2001–2009</i>)</li> <li>San Francisco–Oakland: <a href="/wiki/KTVU" title="KTVU">KTVU 2</a> (Giants, <i>1961–2007</i>; Athletics, <i>1973–1974</i>), <a href="/wiki/KICU-TV" title="KICU-TV">KICU 36</a> (Athletics, <i>1999–2008</i>)</li> <li>Boston: <a href="/wiki/WFXT" title="WFXT">WFXT 25</a> (Red Sox, <i>2000–2002</i>)</li> <li>Washington, D.C.: <a href="/wiki/WTTG" title="WTTG">WTTG 5</a> (Senators, <i>1948–1958</i>), <a href="/wiki/WDCA" title="WDCA">WDCA 20</a> (Nationals, <i>2005–2008</i>)</li> <li>Houston: <a href="/wiki/KRIV_(TV)" title="KRIV (TV)">KRIV 26</a> (Astros, <i>1979–1982</i>), <a href="/wiki/KTXH" title="KTXH">KTXH 20</a> (Astros, <i>1983–1997</i>, <i>2008–2012</i>)</li> <li>Detroit: <a href="/wiki/WJBK" title="WJBK">WJBK 2</a> (Tigers, <i>1953–1974</i>; <i>2007</i>)</li> <li>Minneapolis–Saint Paul: <a href="/wiki/KMSP-TV" title="KMSP-TV">KMSP 9</a> (Twins, <i>1979–1988</i>, <i>1998–2002</i>), <a href="/wiki/WFTC" title="WFTC">WFTC 29</a> (Twins, <i>1990–1992</i>, <i>2005–2010</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV history by decade</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_2010s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 2010s">2010s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MLB_on_Fox_broadcasters" title="List of MLB on Fox broadcasters">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Championship Series broadcasters">ALCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Division Series broadcasters">ALDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Championship Series broadcasters">NLCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Division Series broadcasters">NLDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">World Series</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball Game of the Week broadcasters">Game of the Week</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_prime_time_television_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball prime time television broadcasters">Prime time</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Major_League_Baseball_broadcasters" title="List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters">Play-by-play</a><br />announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Albert" title="Kenny Albert">Kenny Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Amin" title="Adam Amin">Adam Amin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Benetti" title="Jason Benetti">Jason Benetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Davis_(sportscaster)" title="Joe Davis (sportscaster)">Joe Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Faust" title="Alex Faust">Alex Faust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Gaudin" title="Brandon Gaudin">Brandon Gaudin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Kasper" title="Len Kasper">Len Kasper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kugler" title="Kevin Kugler">Kevin Kugler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Levering" title="Jeff Levering">Jeff Levering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Orsillo" title="Don Orsillo">Don Orsillo</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Former_play-by-playannouncers" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former play-by-play<br />announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thom_Brennaman" title="Thom Brennaman">Thom Brennaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Buck" title="Joe Buck">Joe Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_David" title="Howard David">Howard David</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Goldsmith" title="Aaron Goldsmith">Aaron Goldsmith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Graham" title="Scott Graham">Scott Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Impemba" title="Mario Impemba">Mario Impemba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Joy" title="Mike Joy">Mike Joy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Kutcher" title="Justin Kutcher">Justin Kutcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Lewin" title="Josh Lewin">Josh Lewin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_McCarthy_(sportscaster)" title="Tom McCarthy (sportscaster)">Tom McCarthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_McLaughlin" title="Dan McLaughlin">Dan McLaughlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Physioc" title="Steve Physioc">Steve Physioc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Proctor" title="Mel Proctor">Mel Proctor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rooney_(sportscaster)" title="John Rooney (sportscaster)">John Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Sims" title="Dave Sims">Dave Sims</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daron_Sutton" title="Daron Sutton">Daron Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Thorne" title="Gary Thorne">Gary Thorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Vasgersian" title="Matt Vasgersian">Matt Vasgersian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Waltz" title="Rich Waltz">Rich Waltz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Karros" title="Eric Karros">Eric Karros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._J._Pierzynski" title="A. J. Pierzynski">A. J. Pierzynski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">John Smoltz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Verducci" title="Tom Verducci">Tom Verducci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Wainwright" title="Adam Wainwright">Adam Wainwright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dontrelle_Willis" title="Dontrelle Willis">Dontrelle Willis</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Former_colorcommentators" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Allen" title="Rod Allen">Rod Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Bert Blyleven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brenly" title="Bob Brenly">Bob Brenly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Deshaies" title="Jim Deshaies">Jim Deshaies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Floyd" title="Cliff Floyd">Cliff Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Girardi" title="Joe Girardi">Joe Girardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Grace" title="Mark Grace">Mark Grace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Grieve" title="Tom Grieve">Tom Grieve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Gubicza" title="Mark Gubicza">Mark Gubicza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Hudler" title="Rex Hudler">Rex Hudler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hutton" title="Tommy Hutton">Tommy Hutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Lyons_(baseball)" title="Steve Lyons (baseball)">Steve Lyons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Manning" title="Rick Manning">Rick Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_McCarver" title="Tim McCarver">Tim McCarver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mota_(baseball)" title="José Mota (baseball)">José Mota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Remy" title="Jerry Remy">Jerry Remy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Reynolds" title="Harold Reynolds">Harold Reynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._P._Santangelo" title="F. P. Santangelo">F. P. Santangelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Singleton" title="Ken Singleton">Ken Singleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Torborg" title="Jeff Torborg">Jeff Torborg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Welsh" title="Chris Welsh">Chris Welsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guest<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Boone" title="Bret Boone">Bret Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cone" title="David Cone">David Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Francona" title="Terry Francona">Terry Francona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Gonzalez_(outfielder,_born_1967)" title="Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)">Luis Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Ozzie Guillén</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Leiter" title="Al Leiter">Al Leiter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._J._Pierzynski" title="A. J. Pierzynski">A. J. Pierzynski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Rollins" title="Jimmy Rollins">Jimmy Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Swisher" title="Nick Swisher">Nick Swisher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Field reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Morosi" title="Jon Morosi">Jon Morosi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rinaldi" title="Tom Rinaldi">Tom Rinaldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Rosenthal" title="Ken Rosenthal">Ken Rosenthal</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Former_field_reporters" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former field reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erin_Andrews" title="Erin Andrews">Erin Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Menefee" title="Curt Menefee">Curt Menefee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Myers" title="Chris Myers">Chris Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pam_Oliver" title="Pam Oliver">Pam Oliver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Phelps" title="Jeff Phelps">Jeff Phelps</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Burkhardt" title="Kevin Burkhardt">Kevin Burkhardt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Hill_(sportscaster)" title="Mike Hill (sportscaster)">Mike Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Myers" title="Chris Myers">Chris Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Taft" title="Jenny Taft">Jenny Taft</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Former_studio_hosts" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Amsinger" title="Greg Amsinger">Greg Amsinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="James Brown (sportscaster)">James Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chip_Caray" title="Chip Caray">Chip Caray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kenny_(sportscaster)" title="Brian Kenny (sportscaster)">Brian Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Olbermann" title="Keith Olbermann">Keith Olbermann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_O%27Neal_(sportscaster)" title="Patrick O'Neal (sportscaster)">Patrick O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Rose" title="Chris Rose">Chris Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Stone_(sportscaster)" title="Rob Stone (sportscaster)">Rob Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Zelasko" title="Jeanne Zelasko">Jeanne Zelasko</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio<br />analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Collins" title="Terry Collins">Terry Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Karros" title="Eric Karros">Eric Karros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._J._Pierzynski" title="A. J. Pierzynski">A. J. Pierzynski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Sweeney" title="Mark Sweeney">Mark Sweeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Swisher" title="Nick Swisher">Nick Swisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dontrelle_Willis" title="Dontrelle Willis">Dontrelle Willis</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Former_studioanalysts" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former studio<br />analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Byrnes" title="Eric Byrnes">Eric Byrnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Keith Hernandez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Iba%C3%B1ez" title="Raúl Ibañez">Raúl Ibañez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabe_Kapler" title="Gabe Kapler">Gabe Kapler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kennedy_(baseball)" title="Kevin Kennedy (baseball)">Kevin Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Lyons_(baseball)" title="Steve Lyons (baseball)">Steve Lyons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Millar" title="Kevin Millar">Kevin Millar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._J._Nitkowski" title="C. J. Nitkowski">C. J. Nitkowski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Plesac" title="Dan Plesac">Dan Plesac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Ripken" title="Billy Ripken">Billy Ripken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Williams" title="Mitch Williams">Mitch Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regular season</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_home_run_record_chase" title="1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase">1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Humber%27s_perfect_game" title="Philip Humber's perfect game">Philip Humber's perfect game</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2012 Chicago White Sox season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_London_Series" title="MLB London Series">London Series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_MLB_London_Series" title="2019 MLB London Series">2019</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">MLB at Field of Dreams</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2021 Major League Baseball season">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Rickwood_Field" title="MLB at Rickwood Field">MLB at Rickwood Field</a> (<a href="/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2024 Major League Baseball season">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">Curse of the Bambino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox rivalry">Yankees–Red Sox rivalry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Postseason games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">The Flip Play</a> (<a href="/wiki/2001_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2001 New York Yankees season">2001</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Bartman_incident" title="Steve Bartman incident">Steve Bartman</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2003 Chicago Cubs season">2003</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">The 53-Minute 7th Inning</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="2015 Toronto Blue Jays season">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2016 National League Championship Series">Chicago Cubs end the Billy Goat curse (2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">José Bautista's bat flip</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">The last night of the New York Yankees dynasty (2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Freese%27s_2011_World_Series_home_run" class="mw-redirect" title="David Freese's 2011 World Series home run">Game 6 of the 2011 World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">Walk-off obstruction (2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">Game 5 of the 2017 World Series (2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">Houston Astros sign stealing scandal</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_World_Series" title="2002 World Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_World_Series" title="2003 World Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_World_Series" title="2005 World Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_World_Series" title="2007 World Series">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_World_Series" title="2009 World Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_World_Series" title="2010 World Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_World_Series" title="2012 World Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_World_Series" title="2015 World Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_World_Series" title="2016 World Series">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_World_Series" title="2020 World Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_World_Series" title="2021 World Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_World_Series" title="2023 World Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_World_Series" title="2024 World Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1997 American League Championship Series">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1999 American League Championship Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 American League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2002 American League Championship Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2003 American League Championship Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 American League Championship Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 American League Championship Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 American League Championship Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2007 American League Championship Series">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2009 American League Championship Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 American League Championship Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2013 American League Championship Series">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2015 American League Championship Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2021 American League Championship Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2023 American League Championship Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 American League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 National League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1998 National League Championship Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 National League Championship Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 National League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2002 National League Championship Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2003 National League Championship Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 National League Championship Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 National League Championship Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 National League Championship Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2008 National League Championship Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2010 National League Championship Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2012 National League Championship Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 National League Championship Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2016 National League Championship Series">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2018 National League Championship Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2020 National League Championship Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 National League Championship Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 National League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Division_Series" title="1996 American League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_American_League_Division_Series" title="1997 American League Division Series">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Division_Series" title="1998 American League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Division_Series" title="1999 American League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Division_Series" title="2002 American League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Division_Series" title="2003 American League Division Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Division_Series" title="2004 American League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series" title="2005 American League Division Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Division_Series" title="2017 American League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Division_Series" title="2021 American League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Division_Series" title="2023 American League Division Series">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_National_League_Division_Series" title="1996 National League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Division_Series" title="1998 National League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Division_Series" title="2000 National League Division Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Division_Series" title="2002 National League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_League_Division_Series" title="2003 National League Division Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Division_Series" title="2006 National League Division Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Division_Series" title="2014 National League Division Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Division_Series" title="2016 National League Division Series">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Division_Series" title="2018 National League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Division_Series" title="2020 National League Division Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Division_Series" title="2022 National League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_League_Division_Series" title="2024 National League Division Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><s><a href="/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2020</a></s></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Baseball Classic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2023 World Baseball Classic">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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title="Special:EditPage/Template:Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Major_League_Baseball_on_ESPN_Radio" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ESPN_Radio" title="Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio">Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio</a></i></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Major_League_Baseball_broadcasters" title="List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters">Play-by-play</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Steiner" title="Charley Steiner">Charley Steiner</a> (1998–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Miller" title="Jon Miller">Jon Miller</a> (1998–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Shulman" title="Dan Shulman">Dan Shulman</a> (2002–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Thorne" title="Gary Thorne">Gary Thorne</a> (2008–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Sciambi" title="Jon Sciambi">Jon Sciambi</a> (2010–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kennedy_(baseball)" title="Kevin Kennedy (baseball)">Kevin Kennedy</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Campbell_(infielder)" title="Dave Campbell (infielder)">Dave Campbell</a> (1999–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Singleton_(baseball)" title="Chris Singleton (baseball)">Chris Singleton</a> (2011–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Glanville" title="Doug Glanville">Doug Glanville</a> (2022–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_D%27Ambrosio" title="Joe D'Ambrosio">Joe D'Ambrosio</a> (1998–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">Marc Kestecher</a> (2008–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1998 American League Championship Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1999 American League Championship Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 American League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2002 American League Championship Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2003 American League Championship Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 American League Championship Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 American League Championship Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 American League Championship Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2007 American League Championship Series">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2008 American League Championship Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2009 American League Championship Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2010 American League Championship Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 American League Championship Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2012 American League Championship Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2013 American League Championship Series">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 American League Championship Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2015 American League Championship Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2016 American League Championship Series">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2018 American League Championship Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2020 American League Championship Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2021 American League Championship Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2023 American League Championship Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 American League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1998 National League Championship Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1999 National League Championship Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 National League Championship Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 National League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2002 National League Championship Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2003 National League Championship Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 National League Championship Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 National League Championship Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 National League Championship Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2007 National League Championship Series">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2008 National League Championship Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2009 National League Championship Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2010 National League Championship Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 National League Championship Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2012 National League Championship Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2013 National League Championship Series">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 National League Championship Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2015 National League Championship Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2016 National League Championship Series">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 National League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2018 National League Championship Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 National League Championship Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2020 National League Championship Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2021 National League Championship Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 National League Championship Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2023 National League Championship Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 National League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Division_Series" title="1998 American League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Division_Series" title="1999 American League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Division_Series" title="2002 American League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Division_Series" title="2003 American League Division Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Division_Series" title="2004 American League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series" title="2005 American League Division Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_American_League_Division_Series" title="2007 American League Division Series">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Division_Series" title="2008 American League Division Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Division_Series" title="2009 American League Division Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_American_League_Division_Series" title="2010 American League Division Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Division_Series" title="2011 American League Division Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Division_Series" title="2012 American League Division Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_American_League_Division_Series" title="2013 American League Division Series">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Division_Series" title="2014 American League Division Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_American_League_Division_Series" title="2016 American League Division Series">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Division_Series" title="2017 American League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Division_Series" title="2018 American League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Division_Series" title="2020 American League Division Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Division_Series" title="2021 American League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Division_Series" title="2023 American League Division Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Division_Series" title="2024 American League Division Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Division_Series" title="1998 National League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Division_Series" title="1999 National League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Division_Series" title="2000 National League Division Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Division_Series" title="2002 National League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_League_Division_Series" title="2003 National League Division Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Division_Series" title="2006 National League Division Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_League_Division_Series" title="2007 National League Division Series">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Division_Series" title="2008 National League Division Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_National_League_Division_Series" title="2009 National League Division Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_National_League_Division_Series" title="2010 National League Division Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Division_Series" title="2011 National League Division Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_National_League_Division_Series" title="2012 National League Division Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_National_League_Division_Series" title="2013 National League Division Series">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Division_Series" title="2014 National League Division Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_National_League_Division_Series" title="2015 National League Division Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Division_Series" title="2016 National League Division Series">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_National_League_Division_Series" title="2017 National League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Division_Series" title="2018 National League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Division_Series" title="2019 National League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Division_Series" title="2020 National League Division Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_National_League_Division_Series" title="2021 National League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Division_Series" title="2022 National League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_League_Division_Series" title="2023 National League Division Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_League_Division_Series" title="2024 National League Division Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Wild Card Round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2012 American League Wild Card Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2013 American League Wild Card Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2014 American League Wild Card Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2016 American League Wild Card Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2017 American League Wild Card Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2018 American League Wild Card Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2019 American League Wild Card Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2021 American League Wild Card Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2022 American League Wild Card Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2023 American League Wild Card Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 American League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Wild Card Round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2012 National League Wild Card Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2013 National League Wild Card Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2014 National League Wild Card Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 National League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2016 National League Wild Card Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2017 National League Wild Card Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2018 National League Wild Card Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2019 National League Wild Card Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 National League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2021 National League Wild Card Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2022 National League Wild Card Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2023 National League Wild Card Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 National League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><s><a href="/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2020</a></s></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">2001</a></li> <li><a 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2017 World Baseball Classic">2017</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Major_League_Baseball" title="ESPN Major League Baseball">ESPN Major League Baseball</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week" title="Major League Baseball Game of the Week">Major League Baseball Game of the Week</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_Baseball" title="Sunday Night Baseball">Sunday Night Baseball</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_on_ESPN_Radio_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio broadcasters">Commentators</a></th><td 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href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Division Series broadcasters">NLDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">World Series</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball Game of the Week broadcasters">Game of the Week</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_home_run_record_chase" title="1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase">1998 MLB home run record chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_Single" title="Grand Slam Single">Grand Slam Single</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden" title="Killing of Osama bin Laden">Killing of Osama bin Laden</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Bragg_Game" title="Fort Bragg Game">Fort Bragg Game</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_London_Series" title="MLB London Series">London Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">MLB at Field of Dreams</a> (2021)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tie-breaker games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game" title="1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game">1998 NL Wild Card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game" title="1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game">1999 NL Wild Card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game" title="2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game">2007 NL Wild Card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Central_tie-breaker_game" title="2008 American League Central tie-breaker game">2008 AL Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Central_tie-breaker_game" title="2009 American League Central tie-breaker game">2009 AL Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_American_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game" title="2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game">2013 AL Wild Card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Central_tie-breaker_game" title="2018 National League Central tie-breaker game">2018 NL Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="2018 National League West tie-breaker game">2018 NL West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Divisional Series games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">The Flip Play</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/2007_American_League_Division_Series" title="2007 American League Division Series">The Bug Game</a>" (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/2015_National_League_Division_Series" title="2015 National League Division Series">The Illegal Slide Game</a>" (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">The 53-Minute 7th Inning</a>" (2015) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista%27s_bat_flip" class="mw-redirect" title="José Bautista's bat flip">José Bautista's bat flip</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">League Championship Series games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2016 National League Championship Series">End of the Curse of the Billy Goat</a> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Freese%27s_2011_World_Series_home_run" class="mw-redirect" title="David Freese's 2011 World Series home run">Game 6 of the 2011 World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">Walk-off Obstruction</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">Houston Astros sign stealing scandal</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">Astros' combined World Series no-hitter</a> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Bartman_incident" title="Steve Bartman incident">Steve Bartman</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2003 Chicago Cubs season">2003</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat" title="Curse of the Billy Goat">Curse of the Billy Goat</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Guardians</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_World_Series" title="2016 World Series">The Rain Delay</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2016 Cleveland Indians season">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_Rocky_Colavito" title="Curse of Rocky Colavito">Curse of Rocky Colavito</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Final game at Yankee Stadium</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2008 New York Yankees season">2008</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox 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title="Washington Nationals"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Washington Nationals</span></a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">2019 World Series</span></a> champions</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><span class="nowrap">2 <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">3 <a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Taylor" title="Michael A. 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Taylor</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">6 <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">7 <a href="/wiki/Trea_Turner" title="Trea Turner">Trea Turner</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">9 <a href="/wiki/Brian_Dozier" title="Brian Dozier">Brian Dozier</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">10 <a href="/wiki/Yan_Gomes" title="Yan Gomes">Yan Gomes</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">11 <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmerman" title="Ryan Zimmerman">Ryan Zimmerman</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">13 <a href="/wiki/Asdr%C3%BAbal_Cabrera" title="Asdrúbal Cabrera">Asdrúbal Cabrera</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">15 <a href="/wiki/Matt_Adams" title="Matt Adams">Matt Adams</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">16 <a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Robles" title="Víctor Robles">Víctor Robles</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">19 <a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Aníbal Sánchez">Aníbal Sánchez</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">21 <a href="/wiki/Tanner_Rainey" title="Tanner Rainey">Tanner Rainey</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">22 <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">28 <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Suzuki" title="Kurt Suzuki">Kurt Suzuki</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">37 <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a> (<a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">World Series MVP</a>)</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">41 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ross_(baseball)" title="Joe Ross (baseball)">Joe Ross</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">44 <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hudson" title="Daniel Hudson">Daniel Hudson</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">46 <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Corbin" title="Patrick Corbin">Patrick Corbin</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">47 <a href="/wiki/Howie_Kendrick" title="Howie Kendrick">Howie Kendrick</a> (<a href="/wiki/League_Championship_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award">NLCS MVP</a>)</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">48 <a href="/wiki/Javy_Guerra_(baseball,_born_1985)" title="Javy Guerra (baseball, born 1985)">Javy Guerra</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Wander_Suero" title="Wander Suero">Wander Suero</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Rodney" title="Fernando Rodney">Fernando Rodney</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/Sean_Doolittle" title="Sean Doolittle">Sean Doolittle</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">88 <a href="/wiki/Gerardo_Parra" title="Gerardo Parra">Gerardo Parra</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Manager</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap">4 <a href="/wiki/Dave_Martinez" title="Dave Martinez">Dave Martinez</a></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Coaches</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap">Third Base Coach 14 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Henley" title="Bob Henley">Bob Henley</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Bench Coach 12 <a href="/wiki/Chip_Hale" title="Chip Hale">Chip Hale</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Hitting Coach 54 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Long_(baseball)" title="Kevin Long (baseball)">Kevin Long</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">First Base Coach 24 <a href="/wiki/Tim_Bogar" title="Tim Bogar">Tim Bogar</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Bullpen Coach 35 <a href="/wiki/Henry_Blanco" title="Henry Blanco">Henry Blanco</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Assistant Hitting Coach 25 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dillon" title="Joe Dillon">Joe Dillon</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">Pitching Coach 59 <a href="/wiki/Paul_Menhart" title="Paul Menhart">Paul Menhart</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;"><div> <dl><dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2019 Washington Nationals season"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Regular season</span></a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_postseason" title="2019 Washington Nationals postseason"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Postseason</span></a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2019 National League Wild Card Game"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">National League Wild Card Game</span></a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Division_Series" title="2019 National League Division Series"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">National League Division Series</span></a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 National League Championship Series"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">National League Championship Series</span></a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Washington_Nationals" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;background-color: #AB0003 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #11225B, inset -2px -2px 0 #11225B; !important;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Washington_Nationals" title="Template:Washington Nationals"><abbr title="View this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Washington_Nationals" title="Template talk:Washington Nationals"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Washington_Nationals" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Washington Nationals"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Washington_Nationals" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Washington Nationals</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">1969</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>Montreal Expos</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C."><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Washington, D.C.</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Washington_Nationals" title="History of the Washington Nationals">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">in Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C.,_professional_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Washington, D.C., professional baseball">in Washington, D.C.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_seasons" title="List of Washington Nationals seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_team_records" title="List of Washington Nationals team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_no-hitters" title="List of Washington Nationals no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_owners_and_executives" title="List of Washington Nationals owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_managers" title="List of Washington Nationals managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_all-time_roster" title="Washington Nationals all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_broadcasters" title="List of Washington Nationals broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Washington Nationals first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Washington Nationals Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Washington_Nationals" title="Category:Washington Nationals">All articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Stadium" title="Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium">Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">Nationals Park</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;"><i>Spring training:</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Coast_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Coast Stadium">Space Coast Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Ballpark_of_the_Palm_Beaches" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches">The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_first_pitch" title="Ceremonial first pitch">Presidential First Pitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents_Race" title="Presidents Race">Presidents Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Screech_(mascot)" title="Screech (mascot)">Screech</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/How_Do_You_Know" title="How Do You Know">How Do You Know</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rubber_Chicken_Man" title="Rubber Chicken Man">Rubber Chicken Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bustin%27_Loose_(song)" title="Bustin' Loose (song)">"Bustin' Loose"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baby_Shark" title="Baby Shark">"Baby Shark"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Yard%E2%80%93Ballpark_station" title="Navy Yard–Ballpark station">Navy Yard–Ballpark station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_postseason" title="2019 Washington Nationals postseason">2019 playoff run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Nationals Park shooting">Nationals Park shooting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Lerner" title="Mark Lerner">Mark Lerner</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rizzo_(baseball)" title="Mike Rizzo (baseball)">Mike Rizzo</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Martinez" title="Dave Martinez">Dave Martinez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beltway_Series" title="Beltway Series">Baltimore Orioles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nationals%E2%80%93Phillies_rivalry" title="Nationals–Phillies rivalry">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmerman" title="Ryan Zimmerman">11</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">42</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Championships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 National League Championship Series">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2012 Washington Nationals season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2014 Washington Nationals season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2016 Washington Nationals season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2017 Washington Nationals season">2017</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2019 National League Wild Card Game">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Washington Nationals minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Red_Wings" title="Rochester Red Wings">Rochester Red Wings</a></li> <li>Double-A: <a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Senators" title="Harrisburg Senators">Harrisburg Senators</a></li> <li>High-A: <a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Blue_Rocks" title="Wilmington Blue Rocks">Wilmington Blue Rocks</a></li> <li>Single-A: <a href="/wiki/Fredericksburg_Nationals" title="Fredericksburg Nationals">Fredericksburg Nationals</a></li> <li>Rookie: <a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Nationals" title="Florida Complex League Nationals">FCL Nationals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Nationals" title="Dominican Summer League Nationals">DSL Nationals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:1%">Broadcasting</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Sports_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-Atlantic Sports Network">Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;">Radio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WJFK-FM" title="WJFK-FM">106.7 The Fan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_Radio_Network" title="Washington Nationals Radio Network">Radio network affiliates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_broadcasters" title="List of Washington Nationals broadcasters"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Broadcasters</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Carpenter_(sportscaster)" title="Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)">Bob Carpenter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Frandsen" title="Kevin Frandsen">Kevin Frandsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Porter" title="Bo Porter">Bo Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Slowes" title="Charlie Slowes">Charlie Slowes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Jageler" title="Dave Jageler">Dave Jageler</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;background-color: #AB0003 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #11225B, inset -2px -2px 0 #11225B; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(21)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (21)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:8em">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · </span> <a href="/wiki/2005_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2005 Washington Nationals season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2006 Washington Nationals season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2007 Washington Nationals season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2008 Washington Nationals season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2009 Washington Nationals season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:8em">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2010 Washington Nationals season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2011 Washington Nationals season">2011</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2012 Washington Nationals season">2012</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2013 Washington Nationals season">2013</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2014 Washington Nationals season">2014</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2015 Washington Nationals season">2015</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2016_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2016 Washington Nationals season">2016</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2017_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2017 Washington Nationals season">2017</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2018 Washington Nationals season">2018</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2019 Washington Nationals season">2019</a> <a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Nationals_postseason" title="2019 Washington Nationals postseason">(postseason)</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #11225B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AB0003, inset -2px -2px 0 #AB0003; !important;;;width:8em">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2020 Washington Nationals season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2021 Washington Nationals season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2022 Washington Nationals season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2023 Washington Nationals season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2024 Washington Nationals season">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2025 Washington Nationals season">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Houston_Astros" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Houston_Astros" title="Template:Houston Astros"><abbr title="View this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Houston_Astros" title="Template talk:Houston Astros"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Houston_Astros" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Houston Astros"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Houston_Astros" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Houston Astros</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#000000">1962</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>Houston Colt .45s</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston"><span style="color:#000000">Houston, Texas</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros"><span style="color:#000000">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1962 Major League Baseball expansion">1962 expansion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft">Expansion draft</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Houston_Astros" title="History of the Houston Astros">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_seasons" title="List of Houston Astros seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_team_records" title="List of Houston Astros team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_no-hitters" title="List of Houston Astros no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Houston Astros award winners and league leaders">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_all-time_roster" title="Houston Astros all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_managers" title="List of Houston Astros managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_owners_and_executives" title="List of Houston Astros owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Houston Astros first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Houston_Astros" title="Category:Houston Astros">All articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colt_Stadium" title="Colt Stadium">Colt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Houston Astrodome</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Daikin Park</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;"><span class="nobold"><i>Spring training:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geronimo_Park" title="Geronimo Park">Geronimo Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Florida_Sports_Park" title="Coastal Florida Sports Park">Cocoa Expo Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola_County_Stadium" title="Osceola County Stadium">Osceola County Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cacti_Park_of_the_Palm_Beaches" title="Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches">CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AstroTurf" title="AstroTurf">AstroTurf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbit_(mascot)" title="Orbit (mascot)">Orbit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Bamboo_Lounge" title="Big Bamboo Lounge">Big Bamboo Lounge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_in_the_Heart_of_Texas" title="Deep in the Heart of Texas">"Deep in the Heart of Texas"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Buffaloes" title="Houston Buffaloes">Houston Buffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriners_College_Classic" title="Shriners College Classic">Shriners College Classic</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ball_Four" title="Ball Four">Ball Four</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brewster_McCloud" title="Brewster McCloud">Brewster McCloud</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bad_News_Bears_in_Breaking_Training" title="The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training">The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Murder_at_the_World_Series" title="Murder at the World Series">Murder at the World Series</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_Game_(film)" title="Night Game (film)">Night Game</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hot_Tub" title="The Hot Tub">"The Hot Tub" (<i>Seinfeld</i> episode)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boyhood_(2014_film)" title="Boyhood (2014 film)">Boyhood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resurrection:_The_J.R._Richard_Story" title="Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story">Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo_Hamilton" title="Milo Hamilton"><i>"Holy Toledo!"</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McIngvale" title="Jim McIngvale">Mattress Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Kids_Foundation" title="Sunshine Kids Foundation">Sunshine Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darryl_Kile_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Darryl Kile Award">Darryl Kile Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 NL West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_B%27s_(Houston_Astros)" title="Killer B's (Houston Astros)">Killer B's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">Chris Burke's home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">24 straight curveballs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">Houston Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">Sign stealing scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">"Altuve!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">18 shutout innings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">"We Want Houston!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">World Series no-hitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Mexico_City_Series" title="MLB Mexico City Series">MLB Mexico City Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astros%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Astros–Dodgers rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Series" title="Lone Star Series">Texas Rangers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crane" title="Jim Crane">Jim Crane</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Brown_(baseball)" title="Dana Brown (baseball)">Dana Brown</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Espada" title="Joe Espada">Joe Espada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 National League Championship Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2021 American League Championship Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">2022</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 National League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 National League Championship Series">1986</a></li></ul></li> <li>NL Central: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Division_Series" title="1997 National League Division Series">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Division_Series" title="1998 National League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Division_Series" title="1999 National League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Division_Series" title="2017 American League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Division_Series" title="2018 American League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Division_Series" title="2021 American League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Division_Series" title="2023 American League Division Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 American League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card titles (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Houston Astros minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys" title="Sugar Land Space Cowboys">Sugar Land Space Cowboys</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Hooks" title="Corpus Christi Hooks">Corpus Christi Hooks</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Woodpeckers" title="Fayetteville Woodpeckers">Fayetteville Woodpeckers</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Astros" title="Florida Complex League Astros">FCL Astros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Orange</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_broadcasters" title="List of Houston Astros broadcasters"><span style="color:#000000">Media</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>TV</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Space_City_Home_Network" title="Space City Home Network">Space City Home Network</a></dd> <dt>Radio</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_Radio_Network" title="Houston Astros Radio Network">Houston Astros Radio Network</a></dd> <dt>Announcers</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Todd_Kalas" title="Todd Kalas">Todd Kalas</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Blum" title="Geoff Blum">Geoff Blum</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(64)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (64)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · 1961 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1962 Houston Colt .45s season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1963 Houston Colt .45s season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1964 Houston Colt .45s season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Houston_Astros_season" title="1965 Houston Astros season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Houston_Astros_season" title="1966 Houston Astros season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Houston_Astros_season" title="1967 Houston Astros season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Houston_Astros_season" title="1968 Houston Astros season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Houston_Astros_season" title="1969 Houston Astros season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Houston_Astros_season" title="1970 Houston Astros season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Houston_Astros_season" title="1971 Houston Astros season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Astros_season" title="1972 Houston Astros season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Houston_Astros_season" title="1973 Houston Astros season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Houston_Astros_season" title="1974 Houston Astros season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Houston_Astros_season" title="1975 Houston Astros season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Houston_Astros_season" title="1976 Houston Astros season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Houston_Astros_season" title="1977 Houston Astros season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Astros_season" title="1978 Houston Astros season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Astros_season" title="1979 Houston Astros season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_Houston_Astros_season" title="1980 Houston Astros season">1980</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_Houston_Astros_season" title="1981 Houston Astros season">1981</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Houston_Astros_season" title="1982 Houston Astros season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Houston_Astros_season" title="1983 Houston Astros season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Houston_Astros_season" title="1984 Houston Astros season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Houston_Astros_season" title="1985 Houston Astros season">1985</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1986_Houston_Astros_season" title="1986 Houston Astros season">1986</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Houston_Astros_season" title="1987 Houston Astros season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Astros_season" title="1988 Houston Astros season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Houston_Astros_season" title="1989 Houston Astros season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Houston_Astros_season" title="1990 Houston Astros season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_Astros_season" title="1991 Houston Astros season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Houston_Astros_season" title="1992 Houston Astros season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_Astros_season" title="1993 Houston Astros season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Houston_Astros_season" title="1994 Houston Astros season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Houston_Astros_season" title="1995 Houston Astros season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Houston_Astros_season" title="1996 Houston Astros season">1996</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_Houston_Astros_season" title="1997 Houston Astros season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1998_Houston_Astros_season" title="1998 Houston Astros season">1998</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999_Houston_Astros_season" title="1999 Houston Astros season">1999</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; 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