Milwaukee Brewers make history: first World Series title after beating the Rays
The Milwaukee Brewers have won the World Series for the first time in the franchise's history, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to take the series.
At Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits. He left the game because of a right calf cramp, receiving a standing ovation from the Brewers fans.
Rookie Cooper Pratt had two more hits and two RBIs. The 22-year-old set a World Series rookie record with six straight hits, and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning; Pratt, who made his major league debut in June, said it was one of the greatest moments of his life and did not yet feel real.
Series MVP William Contreras hit an RBI double, and Jackson Chourio set a five-game Series record with 11 hits.
Captain Christian Yelich said it was the best feeling ever, that the fans were there, and that the city had waited a long, long time; the team was happy to bring the title home to them.
The championship comes in the 58th season for a franchise that began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee the following year. The Brewers' only previous trip to the World Series, in 1982, ended in a Game 7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Manager Pat Murphy, 67, survived a heart attack in 2020 and was the National League Manager of the Year in 2024 and 2025. After the win he said the 2026 team would be remembered forever because they came together as a team, unconcerned with their own statistics, and won.
