Brewers crowned World Series champions

The Brewers are World Series champions. After a dominant playoff run that ended with an 11-2 record, Milwaukee also celebrated William Contreras being named the competition’s Most Valuable Player (MVP). The Venezuelan had already won the World Baseball Classic with his national team.

Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen praised the opposition: “They are the best team in MLB I have played against, and I have been in the League for seven seasons.”

The Brewers’ manager highlighted the support from Milwaukee: “I think of the city of Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin. Without a doubt, they pushed us to keep going. This group of guys, this 2026 team, will be remembered forever. They deserve it, because they were a true team, and I could not be more grateful or proud to be part of this.”

Contreras also reflected on his success with Venezuela. “I don’t know how I do it, but I’m always there,” he said. Seven months earlier, he had won the World Baseball Classic with his national team after a victory over the United States.

The title ends a long wait for the Brewers. Forty-four years earlier, they had lost 4-0 to the Cardinals in their first and only previous World Series appearance. BBC Sport noted that the club had never won the competition in its 57-year history. The franchise joined MLB in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots before moving to Milwaukee after one season.

The Brewers won the first two games in Wisconsin, then the first in Florida. The Rays, the American League’s top seed, then extended the series to a fifth game. In that contest, a double by Contreras followed by Pratt’s sacrifice fly doubled the Brewers’ lead. The team had also finished the regular season with MLB’s best record for a second consecutive year, according to BBC Sport.