Facts
- The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at Tropicana Field to win the World Series in five games.
- It is the first World Series title in the franchise’s history. It was the Brewers’ first Series appearance since 1982, and Milwaukee’s first baseball title since 1957, according to MLB.com.
- Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski threw 5⅔ scoreless innings before calf cramping forced him out in the sixth.
- Rookie Cooper Pratt tied and then broke a World Series rookie record with hits in his fifth and sixth consecutive plate appearances, and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
- Trevor Megill allowed one run in the ninth, then got the final out on a groundout to second baseman Brice Turang.
- Milwaukee lost only twice in 11 postseason games. One loss came in Game 4, when the Brewers were three outs from the title.
- The Brewers had the best record in the majors in the regular season, 103 wins, a franchise record.
- In Game 3 on October 26, Milwaukee beat Tampa Bay 10-1 and scored eight runs in the fifth inning, NBC New York reported.
- The series MVP was not named in the sources reviewed for this report.
Quotes
Brewers captain Christian Yelich said of the title: “I think any time you win a World Series, it changes a place a little bit.”
Brewers manager Pat Murphy described his team’s approach: “We came in with a spirit about us, and we weren’t going to be denied.”
Source Read MLB.com’s game report here.
Image American Family Field seen from I-94 by DiscoA340, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.