2026 World Series

The 2026 World Series was played from Friday, Oct. 23, through Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the title in Game 5.

The 2026 World Series aired nationally on FOX and was available on FOXSports.com, the FOX Sports App, FOX One and FOX Deportes. Highlights and recaps from every game are available on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App.

The World Series is a best-of-seven series where the first team to four wins is crowned champion. The 2026 World Series went five games.

The National League champion Milwaukee Brewers and the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays. The Brewers won the series 4-1.

The Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays four games to one. Milwaukee won Game 5, 4-1, on Oct. 28, 2026, at Tropicana Field to capture the first World Series title in franchise history.

Home-field advantage goes to the pennant winner with the better regular-season record, not an All-Star Game result. That team hosts Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 if needed. In 2026, the Brewers (103-59) held home-field advantage over the Rays (98-64).

Game 1 of the 2026 World Series started Friday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. ET.

Games 1 and 2 were played at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Games 3, 4 and 5 were played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Brewers clinched the title.

Brewers catcher William Contreras was named 2026 World Series MVP. He hit .381 (8-for-21) with four RBIs and threw out four of nine would-be base stealers.