114th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series
For other uses, see 2018 World Series (disambiguation).
2018 World Series
Team (Wins)
Manager(s)
Season
Boston Red Sox (4)
Alex Cora
108–54 (.667), GA: 8
Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
Dave Roberts
92–71 (.564), GA: 1
Dates
October 23–28
Venue
Fenway Park (Boston) Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
MVP
Steve Pearce (Boston)
Umpires
Ted Barrett (crew chief), Fieldin Culbreth (Games 3–5), Kerwin Danley, Chad Fairchild, Jeff Nelson, Jim Reynolds, Tim Timmons (Games 1–2)[1]
Broadcast
Television
Fox (United States – English) Fox Deportes (United States – Spanish) MLB International (International - English)
TV announcers
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (Fox) Rolando Nichols, Carlos Álvarez and Edgar Gonzalez (Fox Deportes) Matt Vasgersian and Buck Martinez (MLB International)
Dan Shulman (Games 1–4), Jon Sciambi (Game 5), Chris Singleton and Buster Olney (ESPN) Eduardo Ortega and Orlando Hernández (ESPN Deportes) Joe Castiglione, Tim Neverett and Lou Merloni (WEEI) Uri Berenguer (WCCM) Charley Steiner and Rick Monday (KLAC) Jaime Jarrín and Jorge Jarrín (KTNQ) Richard Choi and Chong Ho Yim (KMPC)
ALCS
Boston Red Sox over Houston Astros (4–1)
NLCS
Los Angeles Dodgers over Milwaukee Brewers (4–3)
World Series program
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World Series
2019 →
The 2018 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2018 season. The 114th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Sox defeated the Dodgers in five games to win their fourth World Series title in 15 years dating back to 2004, and their ninth in franchise history. This was the second World Series matchup between the two franchises, after the Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins (later known as the Dodgers) in five games in 1916. The series was sponsored by the Internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the 2018 World Series presented by YouTube TV.[2]
The Series was televised in the United States on Fox. Steve Pearce won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, while Alex Cora became the fifth first-season manager[3] and first manager from Puerto Rico[4] to win the World Series. The Series was notable for its third game which lasted 18 innings, a World Series record.
The 2018 World Series was the first since 2000 to feature two teams which had also reached the postseason in the prior year. Additionally, the Red Sox became the first team to win two World Series exactly one century apart, as they had defeated the Chicago Cubs in 1918, while the Dodgers were the first team since the 2011 Texas Rangers, and the first NL team since the 1992 Atlanta Braves, to lose consecutive World Series.
^"2018 World Series Umpire Crew and Roster". www.closecallsports.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
^Cite error: The named reference Variety2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Simon, Andrew; Kelly, Matt (October 28, 2018). "Rookie managers who won the World Series". MLB.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
^Abdeldaiem, Alaa (October 29, 2018). "Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Wants to Take World Series Trophy to Puerto Rico After Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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