While viewership for Game 1 of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers predictably declined compared with the last two years of Los Angeles Dodgers-fueled audiences, it still topped several other World Series games this decade.

Garver played a crucial role as a catcher/designated hitter for Texas during the club's run to its first championship.

The Milwaukee Brewers are on the cusp of winning the World Series . No matter who wins this year’s Fall Classic, they will be the first new World Series champion since 2023. The Los Angeles Dodgers won it all in 2024 and 2025.

On this day in 2023, the Texas Rangers took down the Houston Astros 11-4 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park.