The teams of the World Series in Major League Baseball (MLB) have been decided: The Philadelphia Phillies are fighting the Houston Astros for the most important title in baseball.
For the Phillies, who defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 in game five on Sunday, it is the first participation in the Finals series since 2009. The Houston Astros are there for the fourth time in the past six years. The Texans clinched their fourth win in the best-of-seven series against the New York Yankees on Sunday night.
The Phillies are the first team in MLB history to qualify for the World Series by finishing third in a division. This was made possible by the extended playoff field, this season twelve teams took part for the first time. The Phillies were third after the main round and secured their playoff ticket by beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild card round. It’s been 14 years since she last won a World Series title.
Quite a few baseball fans wish the Houston Astros a crushing defeat against the underdog from Philadelphia. The background: In 2017, the Astros won the championship for the first time, 55 years after their founding. However, it later emerged that the MLB team had cheated a great deal and spied on their opponents. A camera was positioned in the home stadium in such a way that the hand signals given by the opposing catcher to his thrower could be filmed and immediately transmitted to the Astros players.
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Since then, the Astros have been downright hated by many fans. The joy in the country was all the greater when the Astros lost both the final series against the Atlanta Braves last year and against the Washington Nationals in 2019.
The first game of the World Series takes place on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
