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Brewers to Host World Series Beginning Oct. 23 After NLCS Sweep

Home-field was awarded by regular-season records meaning Milwaukee will host while it waits for the American League champion to be decided.

Overview

  • The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the National League pennant with a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, Oct. 15, and will host Games 1 and 2 of the World Series.
  • Major League Baseball scheduled the best-of-seven Fall Classic to begin Friday, Oct. 23, with a potential Game 7 set for Saturday, Oct. 31.
  • All World Series games will be televised on FOX and FOX Deportes and will stream on Fox One.
  • Home-field advantage goes to the National League winner because the Brewers finished the regular season with the best record in baseball at 103–59 while the Dodgers were 100–62 and the Rays were 98–64.
  • Milwaukee will face the winner of the ALCS between the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays, with Cleveland leading that series 2–1, and MLB has not yet finalized uniform game start times though some outlets list an 8 p.m. ET window.