Milwaukee Brewers defeat Tampa Bay Rays to claim first World Series title

The Milwaukee Brewers’ 57-season wait for a World Series title ended Wednesday as their victory over Tampa Bay completed one of the most dominant postseason runs in MLB history.

Once closer Trevor Megill induced a soft ground ball for the last out and their 4-1 win over the Rays in Game 5 was final, the Brewers rushed up the steps of their dugout and onto the playing field at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The celebration had been in the making for more than half a century.

“This is one of the greatest moments of my life,” Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt said on Fox after the game. “Oh my gosh. It doesn’t even feel real. This is surreal.”

After having relocated from Seattle to Milwaukee and played for the first time as the Brewers in 1970, the team didn’t make the World Series until 1982, when it lost in seven games. It then waited 44 years to make its return to the Fall Classic.

For a franchise starved for big moments, this year’s team supplied one after another.

The Brewers’ 12-2 postseason record is among the best since the MLB postseason format expanded in 1995 to include wild-card teams.

Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/business