A bit player for the Chicago Cubs World Series victory over Cleveland five years ago, Jorge Soler was voted MVP of the Atlanta Braves' six-game World Series win over the Houston Astros.
Atlanta’s 6-2 victory over Houston in World Series Game 1 drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Dodgers-Tampa Bay opener last year.
Ron Washington is getting another shot at a World Series title, 10 years after he was twice in the same game within one strike of winning a championship as manager of the Texas Rangers.
Rookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston Astros to a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves that evened the World Series at one game apiece.
Jorge Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Atlanta Braves, despite the loss of pitcher Charlie Morton to a broken leg, hushed the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 1.
The Houston Astros are in the World Series for the third time in five years. They're seen as villains, considered baseball's biggest cheaters after using an illegal sign-stealing scheme,
Framber Valdez was perfect through four, took a two-hit shutout into the seventh, that helped Houston Astros beat Boston RedSox 9-1 in Game 5 of the ALCS
His 19th season will be his last. The St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molinas made the announcement a day after agreeing to a $10 million deal for 2022.