Milwaukee closed out Tampa Bay in five games, ending a 57-year wait for baseball's biggest prize.
The wait is over in Milwaukee. The Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Wednesday night in Game 5 to take the World Series four games to one and win the first championship in franchise history.
Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt was one of the night's key bats, driving in two runs to give Milwaukee the cushion it needed. On the mound, Jacob Misiorowski was dominant, carrying the Brewers through five and two-thirds scoreless innings and handing the game to the bullpen with the Rays shut out.
Contreras was named World Series MVP after hitting .381 across the series, setting the tone at the plate from the opening game. His consistency anchored a lineup that never let Tampa Bay settle.
The title caps a season that began in spring training with championship ambitions and ended with the trophy in the franchise's 58th year. After more than half a century without a World Series crown, the Brewers are finally champions.
