WORLD SERIES Definition & Meaning

World Series

Or World's Series

noun

Baseball.

an annual series of games between the winning teams of the two major leagues: the first team to win four games being champions of the U.S.

World Series

noun

baseball (in the US and Canada) a best-of-seven playoff for the world championship between the two winning teams in the major leagues at the end of the season

World Series

A series of baseball games held each October between the champions of the two major baseball leagues, the American League and the National League.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of World Series¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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Both players were part of an Arkansas team that won 50 games and reached the College World Series.

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Such struggles are reminders of how the Dodgers remain fallible in their pursuit of another World Series.

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Brady will play for College World Series champion Louisiana State if he isn’t drafted high enough for his liking.

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Freeman has been riding a wave of popularity since the World Series, during which he hit a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 and eventually was named the series MVP.

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Once upon a time, the outcome determined home field advantage in the World Series.

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