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ChampionshipofMajorLeagueBaseballTheWorldSeriesistheannualchampionshipseriesofMajorLeagueBaseball(MLB)intheUnitedStatesandCanada,contestedsince1903betweenthechampionteamsoftheAmericanLeague(AL)andtheNationalLeague(NL).ThewinneroftheWorldSerieschampionshipisdeterminedthroughabest-of-sevenplayoff,andthewinningteamisawardedtheCommissionersTrophy.[1]AstheseriesisplayedduringthefallseasoninNorthAmerica,itisalsoreferredtoastheFallClassic.[2]From2017to2019,theeventwasofficiallyknownastheWorldSeries...
Championship of Major League Baseball
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioners Trophy.[1] As the series is played during the fall season in North America, it is also referred to as the Fall Classic.[2] From 2017 to 2019, the event was officially known as the World Series presented by YouTube TV for sponsorship reasons.[3][4]
Prior to the AL and NL being split into divisions in 1969, the team with the best regular-season win–loss record in each league automatically clinched its leagues pennant and advanced to the World Series, barring a tie necessitating a pennant playoff. Since then, each league has conducted a championship series (ALCS and NLCS) preced...