World Series Articles - Page 19

The Houston Astros are still enjoying their World Series victory earlier this month over the Philadelphia Phillies and aside from the traditional rings all the players typically get, a local jeweler, IceMan Nick, and rapper, Trae The Truth, wanted to gift all 60 members of the organization with another piece of bling: A $5,000 diamond […]

With the Houston Astros winning the 2022 World Series, Dusty Baker finally won a ring as a manager. Baker, who won the 1981 World Series as a player with the Los Angeles Dodgers, managed for nearly 30 years before winning a title, with several heartbreaks along the way. Now, he has proven that he can […]

The Houston Astros celebrated their World Series victory on Monday. The team parade drew no shortage of fans as Houston celebrated its first championship since 2017. Astros fans and players, including star Alex Bregman, trolled fans of both the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies, per the Houston Astros Twitter account. They got what they […]

The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series and proceeded to celebrate like absolute champions. As all World Series winners do, the Astros went berserk in the clubhouse after the win, popping bottles of champagne in the locker room and going absolutely nuts after becoming champs. It seems that the Astros […]

The Philadelphia Phillies fairytale World Series run came to a crushing end in Game 6, as the Houston Astros officially clinched the title with a 4-1 victory in front of their home crowd. It was a tough way to end the season for the Phillies, who improbably went from just barely sneaking into the playoffs […]

The Houston Astros just capped off another dominant season with a World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros dominated their way through the 2022 MLB Playoffs before facing some adversity against the Phillies, only to overcome it to win it all for the second time in six seasons. The Phillies took Game 3 […]

The Houston Astros finally did it. After two failed attempts in 2019 and 2021, the team finally captured the World Series in 2022, eliminating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. This win marks the first championship Houston has won since 2017. For many, this win was redemption for that championship, which was tainted by the […]

After years of heartbreak, Dusty Baker finally caught his white whale. The Houston Astros manager won his first World Series ring after his team knocked out the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6. Behind the heroics of sensational rookie Jeremy Pena and star slugger Yordan Alvarez, Houston finally nabbed their first trophy after the controversial 2017 […]

The Philadelphia Phillies lost the World Series to the Houston Astros, and Bryce Harper knows very well they have no one to blame but themselves. Speaking to reporters after the 4-1 defeat in Game 6, Harper didn’t elaborate on the reason for their loss. Instead, he emphasized they just didn’t get the job done. Plain […]

Dusty Baker finally vanquished his World Series curse as a manager, and so what better way to celebrate it than a champagne with the rest of the Houston Astros? The Astros made sure their manager gets to enjoy the epic victory. Right after their 4-1 win in Game 6 to seal the World Series title […]

Every single Houston Astros fan will be celebrating after their team won the World Series on Friday night with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6. It will be extra special for supporters that witnessed the historic game at Minute Maid Park, but for one particular lifelong fan, Saturday’s occasion will prove […]

After last year’s World Series heartbreak, Dusty Baker wouldn’t let his Houston Astros suffer the same pain. Sure enough, they got the job done this 2022 and the veteran manager made history in the process. The Astros took down the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 behind a big homer from Yordan Alvarez at the bottom […]

There’s probably no one in the planet that’s happier with the Houston Astros’ World Series win than Jim McIngvale, aka Mattress Mack. You would be over the moon too if you just won a record-breaking $75 million bet. Nope, there’s no typo there. The Astros superfan literally won the biggest bet in history after the […]

The Houston Astros won the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, and so that means a massive payout for superfan Mattress Mack. For those not in the know, Mattress Mack placed a $10 million bet on the Astros to win the World Series. He initially made a $3 million bet at Caesars for Houston […]

Superfan Mattress Mack has placed a total of $10 million of bets for the Houston Astros to win the World Series, so imagine his excitement after the team took the lead via a Yordan Alvarez homer in the closeout Game 6 on Saturday. At the bottom of the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies ahead […]

The Houston Astros feature a deep and talented lineup. However, Houston currently does not have a set designated hitter. But Dusty Baker believes that Christian Vasquez can play an X-Factor type of role as a DH, per MLB.com. “No. 1, he’s (Vasquez) a contact guy,” Baker said “I can do a lot of things with […]

It’s win or go home for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series on Saturday night against the Houston Astros and they’re truly prepared to explore every possible avenue. While Zack Wheeler will start here at Minute Maid Park, manager Rob Thomson said pre-game that Aaron Nola and even Ranger Suarez could […]

The Houston Astros are just one win away from a World Series title ahead of Game 6 on Saturday night at home, but they’ll need to do it without Yuli Gurriel. The first basemen was taken off the roster after suffering a knee injury late in Game 5, with Trey Mancini coming into to replace […]

Zack Wheeler will start Game 6 of the World Series as was originally expected, per Bob Nightengale. The Philadelphia Phillies’ star right-hander has been dealing with arm fatigue, which left him questionable for this outing. But according to Nightengale, Wheeler was “fine” in a recent bullpen session and will take the ball on Saturday in […]

The Houston Astros are 27 outs away from winning their second World Series title in the last six years. In what has been a back and forth series with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Astros won the pivotal Game 5 on the road. They now lead the series 3-2 as it shifts back to Houston. Game […]

Justin Verlander is one of the best pitchers in MLB history. However, he has also established a reputation as one of the worst World Series performers in the history of the game. But the Houston Astros’ ace finally figured things out in Game 5 of the 2022 championship against the Philadelphia Phillies. Verlander surrendered just […]

Jeremy Pena is making his mark in the World Series. The Houston Astros’ rookie has not displayed any sign of fear on baseball’s biggest stage. His impressive play earned him a legendary comparison from Dusty Baker, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. “What he’s done this year was similar to when I saw a young […]

Justin Verlander finally did it. After eight career World Series starts and six losses, the Houston Astros ace secured his first win in the Fall Classic in the club’s 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. After the game, Verlander said he received the ‘rookie treatment’ from his Astros teammates. He revealed exactly […]

Welcome to October baseball, baby! The 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies has been an entertaining watch so far. Game 5 was no different, as Houston went into the final inning holding a slim one-run lead against the white-hot Philly squad. They needed big plays from their defense to hold, […]

The Houston Astros escaped with a 3-2 win in Game 5 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, and they are now just now a victory away from taking home another big league crown. It could have gone in the opposite direction, though, if it weren’t for this insane outfield work in the bottom […]

Justin Verlander will go down as one of the greatest pitchers to ever play in history, but if you isolate his World Series numbers, it’s going to be hard to justify that claim. Verlander has been known to struggle on the grandest stage of baseball, and it appears that the bright lights of the World […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros are gearing up for Game 5 on Thursday night, and it could end up being pivotal in deciding who wins the 2022 World Series. With the series tied at two games apiece, the Phillies will be turning things over to Noah Syndergaard, while Justin Verlander will get the ball […]

Dusty Baker has seen a lot throughout his career as an MLB manager. But through four games of the 2022 World Series, Baker continues to get surprised by what the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies are doing. Game 4 only added to the chaos that this series has featured, and it has set the stage […]

The Houston Astros bounced back in a big way in Game 4 of the World Series, as they tossed a combined no-hitter to silence the Philadelphia Phillies and tie the series at two games apiece. While the pitchers involved in the no-hitter will get much of the credit, and rightfully so, Astros catcher Christian Vazquez […]

Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies became a part of World Series history on Wednesday night, as the club was no-hit by the Houston Astros pitching staff, just the second time a team has been held without a hit in the storied history of the Fall Classic. Schwarber was asked how it felt to be […]

Cristian Javier put on his superhero cape on Wednesday and led the charge in the Houston Astros’ Game 4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. However, by the looks of it, fans have some more people to thank for his performance Speaking with Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports after the Astros’ 5-0 […]

The Houston Astros made history Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies by tossing just the second no-hitter in World Series history. It was the first ever combined no-hitter as Cristian Javier tossed six innings and the Astros bullpen did the rest. Don Larsen previously threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees against the […]

The Houston Astros evened the 2022 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies by winning Game 4, 5-0. On Wednesday, Astros starter Cristian Javier and the rest of the staff combined for just the second no-hitter in World Series history. Javier tossed six shutout, no-hit innings, becoming the first pitcher to do so in a World […]

The Houston Astros needed a jolt to change the momentum of the World Series following a 7-0 drubbing in Game 3. But there is an age old saying in baseball; momentum is only as good as tomorrow’s starter. Once again that saying has proved true for both the Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies. Houston turned […]

The Houston Astros trail the 2022 World Series to the Philadelphia Phillies after losing Game 3 Tuesday night, 2-1. It was an ugly game for the Astros, as their best hitters were silenced and their starting pitcher, Lance McCullers Jr. made history. The problem is it was no the kind of history you want to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies absolutely teed off on Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Tuesday night in Game 3 of the World Series, slugging five home runs off the righty en route to a 7-0 victory. There was some speculation that McCullers was potentially tipping pitches, but as Tom Verducci pointed out, it simply came down to […]

The Houston Astros head into Game 4 of the World Series on Wednesday in dire need of a victory to avoid a 3-1 hole against the Philadelphia Phillies. While Cristian Javier toes the mound here, the Stros will send Justin Verlander to the hill in Game 5 Thursday for his second start of the Fall […]

The Houston Astros are in a 2-1 hole against the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, and it seems the pressure is starting to get to Mattress Mack. The renowned Houston furniture tycoon and high-stakes sports bettor has a whopping $75 million riding on the Astros to win the World Series. Some Phillies fans had […]

4,746 days. That’s how long Philadelphia Phillies fans had to wait for the next World Series game at Citizens Bank Park. Needless to say, they brought all the energy and the team didn’t disappoint, spanking the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 3 on Tuesday night. Following the victory, outfielder Nick Castellanos applauded the Philly crowd […]