As with the 20 World Series, this World Series was sponsored by YouTube TV and was officially known as the 2019 World Series presented by YouTube TV. įor the third straight year, MLB sold presenting sponsorships to all of postseason series. 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. It was the sixth straight World Series in which the championship was clinched by the visiting team. Washington won despite scoring only three runs at home. The road team outscored the home team 49–14 in the seven games played. 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.įor the first time in any of the major North American sports leagues, the visiting team won all the games of a seven-game championship series, surpassing the previous high of five. It was the first World Series in which the Houston Astros had home-field advantage. 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. The Astros had home-field advantage for the series, due to having a better regular-season record than the Nationals. Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after earning two wins in the series. The Nationals won the series, four games to three, to secure their first title in franchise history and first in the capital city since the 1924 series. The series was played from October 22 to October 30. The 115th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Washington Nationals. The 2019 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2019 season. Houston Astros over New York Yankees (4–2) Matt Vasgersian and Buck Martinez (MLB International)ĭan Shulman, Chris Singleton and Buster Olney (ESPN)īeto Ferreiro and Orlando Hernández (Unanimo Deportes) Rolando Nichols, Edgar Gonzalez and Carlos Álvarez (Fox Deportes) Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (Fox) MLB International (International – English) For other uses, see 2019 World Series (disambiguation).Īlan Porter (Games 1–2), Doug Eddings, Gary Cederstrom (crew chief), James Hoye, Lance Barksdale, Sam Holbrook, Jim Wolf (Games 3–7)
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