The Arizona Diamondbacks meet the Texas Rangers in a longshot World Series, a matchup that had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall. But in an era when 12 teams make the playoffs, sustained excellence over the six-month regular season has become a boarding pass, not the journey. The World Series opens Friday night at Globe Life Field.
Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Paul Sewald and catcher Gabriel Moreno celebrate their win against the Philadelphia Phillies afterGame 6 of the baseball NL Championship Series in Philadelphia Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Arizona Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll scores on a hit by Arizona Diamondbacks’ Christian Walker against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning in Game 7 of the baseball NL Championship Series in Philadelphia Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.
Bochy, 68 and in his 26th year as a big league manager, joined the Rangers last October. He is going for his fourth title, which would tie with Walter Alston and Joe Torre for fourth most behind Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel and Connie Mack . All prior managers with three or more are in the Hall of Fame.
After losing in the World Series in 2010 and ’11, the Rangers are among six teams without a title, joined by Colorado, Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego, Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay. Both teams rallied and punched their World Series tickets on the road. In fact, since the LCS expanded to a best-of-seven format in 1985, this is first time road teams won Games 6 and 7 in both leagueshas seven homers and 20 RBIs in the playoffs, leading an offense also powered by 2020 World Series MVP Corey Seager, Mitch Garver and Josh Jung.
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