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  • Reports: Dodgers, Bellinger reach $16.1M deal
    • Reports: Dodgers, Bellinger reach $16.1M deal
    Dodgers star Cody Bellinger agreed to a one-year, $16.1 million contract Friday with the World Series champions to avoid salary arbitration, according to multiple reports....2021
  • • Dodgers Interested In DJ LeMahieu
    While the Yankees continue to be the team most prominently linked to DJ LeMahieu, other clubs continue to linger as alternate possibilities for the free agent infielder.  The includes the reigning World Series champions, as David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports said earlier this week during an MLB Network appearance that the Dodgers “are…...2021
  • • Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Dodgers
    For the first time since 1988, the Dodgers are World Series champions. Regardless of what they do this offseason, they’ll enter 2021 as favorites to win it all again, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the club make significant moves in order to bolster its chances of a repeat. Guaranteed Contracts Mookie Betts,…...2020
  • • Dodgers offseason outlook: Los Angeles looks to repeat as World Series champions, still has issues to resolve
    The defending World Series champions don't need a lot of upgrades, but there are still some unanswered questions for 2021...2020
  • • MLB roundtable: Will the Dodgers repeat as World Series champions in 2021?
    It's never too early to look ahead to next season...2020
  • • MLB roundtable: Will the Dodgers repeat at World Series champions in 2021?
    It's never too early to look ahead to next season...2020
  • • Why the Dodgers are in strong shape to repeat as World Series champions in 2021
    L.A. doesn't have to do much roster tweaking after winning the title...2020
  • • 2020 sports schedule: World Series, Champions League continue; An updated look at this year's calendar
    Examining when leagues and events are scheduled to return following the coronavirus pandemic pause...2020
  • • MLB roundtable: Which team has been the biggest disappointment this season?
    The defending World Series champions certainly deserve a mention...2020
  • • Quick Hits: Nationals, Cards, Liberatore, Draft, Torkelson
    The Nationals are among the teams who released several minor leaguers within the last week, with Brittany Ghiroli and Emily Waldon of The Athletic (subscription required) reporting that the defending World Series champions cut somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 players.  As for the remaining players in Washington’s farm system, the club will be paying…...2020

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World Series Champions injury and suspension

  • • Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer dealing with side 'ailment'
    Nationals ace Max Scherzer said on Tuesday he’s dealing with some discomfort in his side, as MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato (links to Twitter) was among those to report. The issue led the Nats to give Scherzer a break from a scheduled competitive spring outing. But the right-hander was still capable of throwing a 60-pitch bullpen session. Scherzer says he’s dealing with an “ailment,” not an injury. Th...2020
  • • Carlos Correa has his sights set on winning MVP
    Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros are World Series champions. But that’s not good enough for the 23-year-old shortstop. He wants to be the league’s Most Valuable Player as well.“MVP is something I don’t want to retire without winning one. It would be like a dream come true. I already have a Rookie of the Year. I have (been an) All-Star. I’ve got a World Series championship. That’s amazing. I do...2018
  • • Predicting Chicago Cubs Depth Charts a Month Ahead of Spring Training
    2017
  • • Wade Davis to Cubs for Jorge Soler: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Chapman, Jansen Stand out in Weak Free Agent Class
    2016
  • • Cubs vs. Indians: Keys for Each Team to Win World Series Game 1
    2016
  • • MLB Playoff Picture 2016: Bracket, Odds, Wild-Card Standings Entering Last Week
    2016
  • • Playing Fact or Fiction with All of MLB's Hottest Week 21 Buzz and Rumors
    2016
  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Updated 2016 Deadline Reports and Analysis
    2016
  • • Royals score seven in ninth, walk off with 8-7 victory
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Brett Eibner, playing his second big league game, singled to cap the biggest ninth-inning comeback in Kansas City Royals history, a seven-run rally off David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle that lifted the World Series champions over the Chicago White Sox 8-7 Saturday.Kansas City's Salvador Perez was injured in the ninth when third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert slid with a forearm and el...2016

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World Series Champions lifestyle

  • • Paul Wall gets large Houston Astros tattoo to celebrate World Series win
    Rapper Paul Wall recently made custom grillz for all the Astros players to celebrate their World Series win, but he didn’t stop there, apparently.Wall, whose real name is Paul Michael Slayton, was born and raised in Houston, so the title win meant a lot for both him and the city.That’s why he got a large tattoo on his lower back to commemorate the big win. It shows the World Series trophy, with “W...2017
  • • Javy Baez got a big new tattoo to celebrate the Cubs’ title
    Javy Baez was a huge part of the Chicago Cubs winning their first World Series title since 1908. The infielder showed off his tremendous abilities at the plate, defensively, and on the basepaths during the Cubs’ championship run.Baez’s highly entertaining game comes with a lot of flair, and that’s a pretty good representation of how he is off the field as well.The 24-year-old recently showed up to...2017
  • • Cubs Fanatic Dan Shapiro Shares Love of Sports with His Boss, Barack Obama
    2016
  • • Man gets premature 'Curse broken' Cubs 2016 World Series Champions tattoo
    Man gets premature 'Curse broken' Cubs 2016 World Series Champions tattoo...2016
  • • LOOK: Super confident Cubs fan gets 2016 World Series champions tattoo
    It was paid for by a local radio station, as the listening won a contest...2016

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World Series Champions trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Reports: Dodgers, Bellinger reach $16.1M deal
    Dodgers star Cody Bellinger agreed to a one-year, $16.1 million contract Friday with the World Series champions to avoid salary arbitration, according to multiple reports....2021
  • • Dodgers Interested In DJ LeMahieu
    While the Yankees continue to be the team most prominently linked to DJ LeMahieu, other clubs continue to linger as alternate possibilities for the free agent infielder.  The includes the reigning World Series champions, as David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports said earlier this week during an MLB Network appearance that the Dodgers “are…...2021
  • • Nats' Kieboom leans on Notes app to prep for 3B
    If, as he hopes, and the Nationals hope, Carter Kieboom earns a job this spring as the reigning World Series champions' starting third baseman, he will do so with the help of years' worth of ideas typed into the Notes app on his cellphone....2020
  • • Report: Twins still pursuing All-Star Josh Donaldson
    While the Atlanta Braves are currently viewed as the favorites to re-sign Josh Donaldson, the Minnesota Twins reportedly remain in pursuit of the All-Star third baseman and still have a chance to sign him. According to KSTP’s Darren Wolfson, Minnesota remains engaged in discussions on Donaldson and both sides are having “nearly daily dialogue” about the possibility of him joining the Twins on a mu...2020
  • • Starlin Castro agrees to sign with Nationals
    The Washington Nationals continue to make moves to boost their chances of repeating as World Series champions. The Nationals have agreed to terms with infielder Starlin Castro, as first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Joel Sherman of the New York Post added that it was a two-year contract. The Nationals used the likes of Brian Dozier and Asdrubal Cabrera at second base in 2019. Both bec...2020
  • • White Sox turning attention to Gio Gonzalez, other free agents
    The Chicago White Sox were unable to land Manny Machado and are unlikely to spend the kind of money it will take to sign Bryce Harper, but they may not be done making significant moves in free agency. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the White Sox will continue to pursue ways to make “small improvements,” and those could include signing pitcher Gio Gonzalez or outfielder Marwin Gonzalez. ...2019
  • • Report: Red Sox not urgently looking for reliever help
    The Red Sox lost Joe Kelly to the Dodgers in free agency and are also in danger of bidding adieu to Craig Kimbrel, but it doesn’t seem they’re urgently searching for relief help. Instead, the reigning World Series champions are planning to “wait out” the market until a reliever falls to them for a palatable cost, according to Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston.  That makes it seem even less likely...2018
  • • Report: Red Sox listening to offers for Rick Porcello, other key players
    The Boston Red Sox are set up nicely to repeat as World Series champions in 2019, but that is apparently not stopping them from exploring the possibility of trading away some of the players who just helped them enjoy their best season in franchise history. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the Red Sox are trying to clear some salary so they can add to their biggest area of need, which is t...2018
  • • Red Sox extend qualifying offer to Kimbrel
    The Red Sox presented a qualifying offer to All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel on Friday, giving the flame-throwing righty one possible avenue -- albeit an unlikely one -- toward returning to the World Series champions....2018
  • • Is Cole Hamels the Rangers' best trade asset?
    The Rangers faced an uphill battle even before the season began, as they were chasing the defending World Series champions in the AL West. Now that the club is off to a 20-31 start, looking up at three other teams sporting winning records, it’s all but inevitable that the Texas organization will explore sales of veteran assets this summer.There are a few interesting players to watch on the Rangers...2018

World Series Champions stats and results

  • • A’s manager: Team called MLB about Astros’ cheating before scandal broke
    It took Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers coming forward publicly before MLB launched its investigation into the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing method. Athletics manager Bob Melvin revealed on Wednesday that the team called MLB long before Fiers came forward regarding the cheating behavior. Melvin, who supported Fiers’ decision to blow the whistle on the Astros, shared that everyone in baseball ...2020
  • • Former Astros' catcher apologizes for role in sign-stealing methods
    While many of the Houston Astros’ current players continue to stay quiet on the team’s sign-stealing methods, a former teammate has now apologized for his involvement in the methods. Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi, who played with the Astros from 2013-’19, publicly apologized for taking part in the methods and not doing anything to stop it. “As a younger guy, I was called up in August 2017 ...2020
  • • Giants' Sabean, Bochy expected to return in 2019
    Although the Giants are mired in their second straight poor season, expectations are that both executive vice president of baseball operations Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy will return in 2019, Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweets. General manager Bobby Evans may not be as fortunate, though, as Nightengale reports that he’s on the “hot seat.” Evans, previously San Francisco’s assistant gener...2018
  • • Shohei Ohtani throws hardest pitch of season by starter
    Shohei Ohtani impressed on the radar gun during his start against the defending World Series champions.The Houston Astros got their first look at Ohtani the pitcher on Tuesday. During an at-bat against Josh Reddick in the fifth, Ohtani delivered the fastest pitch this year by a starting pitcher. MLB.com had him clocked at 101 mph twice in the at-bat, which ended in a line out. Ohtani also hit 100 ...2018
  • • The case for the Astros to win it all
    What's better than winning the World Series? Winning it on multiple occasions in a row and that's what the Houston Astros are going to be going for this season. If you're an Astros fan and you're reading this, then the good news for you is that they are well-equipped to make a serious run at repeating as World Series champions. While other contenders have made big offseason acquisitions (even with...2018
  • • Six biggest MLB overreactions from first week of action
    “Who you got?”This question is asked by baseball fans across the world. The question is asked even more when you happen to have a job in the baseball industry.It’s a difficult scenario to be in. Some of us have our biased opinions, some rely solely on spring training statistics (don’t do that), and some take the easy way out and expect a repeat of a World Series champion.Now that we have said good...2017
  • • Examining the Brewers Outfield Defense
    In recent years, we have become more appreciative of the value of defense. There has been an influx of defensive statistics that have been able (to some extent) to quantify the value of a player and a team in the field. Even for those who scoff at advanced defensive statistics, most could judge by the eye-test that the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals have had elite defenses the past two season...2017
  • • Hold or be bold? NL contenders face questions
    The Cubs, defending World Series champions, will enter 2017 as the favorites to return to the Fall Classic. That puts other contenders in catch-up mode, and in fact, the next five teams in last season's National League standings all have made at least one significant move already....2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Chapman, Jansen Stand out in Weak Free Agent Class
    2016
  • • Cubs Fanatic Dan Shapiro Shares Love of Sports with His Boss, Barack Obama
    2016

World Series Champions parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Former Astros' catcher apologizes for role in sign-stealing methods
    2020
  • • New York City mayor takes heat after tweeting about love for Red Sox
    New York City mayor Bill de Blasio may have just committed cardinal sin No. 1 in the eyes of his constituents. The Democratic leader attended the Boston Red Sox's spring training game on Saturday with his wife Chirlane McCray and tweeted some pictures of the visit, calling the defending World Series champions one of his “great loves.” Naturally, New Yorkers weren’t thrilled about their mayor ridin...2019
  • • Is Cole Hamels the Rangers' best trade asset?
    2018
  • • Nats bring momentum, Scherzer into Wrigley
    Following two closely contested games at Nationals Park, the Cubs and Nationals are headed to Wrigley Field in what now comes down to a best-of-three in the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile. With reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer lined up for Monday's Game 3, the Nationals are feeling good about their chances as they head into the Windy City for the Cubs' first po...2017
  • • Ian Happ soaking in big league camp with Chicago Cubs
    MESA, Ariz. (AP) Everyone is a potential teacher for Ian Happ, from Ben Zobrist to Javier Baez to manager Joe Maddon and the coaching staff. There is no room for Happ on the Chicago Cubs at the moment, not with All-Stars all over the infield and established major leaguers in the outfield. But the 22-year-old second baseman, one of Chicago's top prospects, is trying to make the most of his time i...2017
  • • Javy Baez got a big new tattoo to celebrate the Cubs’ title
    2017
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Chapman, Jansen Stand out in Weak Free Agent Class
    2016
  • • Rain Delay Speech Helps End Drought as Chicago Cubs Win Historic World Series
    2016
  • • Cubs Fanatic Dan Shapiro Shares Love of Sports with His Boss, Barack Obama
    2016
  • • Cubs vs. Giants: Game 3 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 MLB Playoffs
    2016

Top World Series Champions news

  • • San Francisco Giants Celebrate After Winning 2014 World Series
    2014
  • • Sizzling Cubs complete sweep of Giants
    Kris Bryant drove in his team-leading 65th run to back Jake Arrieta, who notched his career-high 13th win, and power the Cubs to a 2-0 victory Sunday over the Giants, completing a four-game sweep of the defending World Series champions....2015
  • • Giants get nothing going in Chicago finale
    Kris Bryant drove in his team-leading 65th run to back Jake Arrieta, who notched his career-high 13th win, and power the Cubs to a 2-0 victory Sunday over the Giants, completing a four-game sweep of the defending World Series champions....2015
  • • Cubs secure sweep with sixth straight win
    As the early portion of the season's second half has unfolded, the Cubs have altered the National League's playoff picture and began the surge many have long anticipated they would make. The defending World Series champions captured their sixth straight victory and completed a three-game sweep with Wednesday afternoon's 8-2 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park....2017
  • • Inciarte, Flowers HRs not enough in finale loss
    As the early portion of the season's second half has unfolded, the Cubs have altered the National League's playoff picture and began the surge many have long anticipated they would make. The defending World Series champions captured their sixth straight victory and completed a three-game sweep with Wednesday afternoon's 8-2 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park....2017
  • • Pence's slam leads Giants' rout of Phillies
    Hunter Pence's grand slam Friday night helped the San Francisco Giants propel Cole Hamels to one of the worst defeats of his career as the reigning World Series champions routed the Philadelphia Phillies, 15-2....2015
  • • Pence's slam leads Giants' rout of Phillies
    Hunter Pence's grand slam Friday night helped the San Francisco Giants propel Cole Hamels to one of the worst defeats of his career as the reigning World Series champions routed the Philadelphia Phillies, 15-2....2015
  • • H-Town is title town after Game 7 win in LA
    The Astros are World Series champions for the first time in club history after their 5-1 win over the Dodgers in Game 7 of the Fall Classic on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium....2017
  • • Bryant's blasts, big bats lead Cubs past Crew
    Kris Bryant hit two of the Cubs' four home runs in a 13-6 rout of the Brewers on Sunday at Wrigley Field, making it clear the defending World Series champions do not intend to let upstart Milwaukee run away with the National League Central....2017
  • • Multiple Kansas City Schools Cancel Class to Celebrate Royals' World Series Win
    2015
  • • Giants edge A's, stay alive in NL West race
    Just as they are doing in the National League West race, the Giants held on Sunday for a 5-4 Interleague victory over the Oakland A's that preserved the defending World Series champions' flickering hopes of reaching the postseason....2015
  • • Red Sox top Cubs in unbeatable setting
    An electric atmosphere at Fenway Park made April feel like October, and the sea of blue shirts in the stands made it clear how many Cubs fans made the trek to Boston for this much-hyped weekend series. But the Red Sox stood their ground on their home turf, utilizing a big burst of offense in the bottom of the first and a strong late-inning effort by the bullpen en route to Friday night's 5-4 victo...2017
  • • Cubs hold off valiant Nats rally to win opener
    Even as the Cubs have hovered around .500 this season, the Nationals are treating this four-game series as a measuring stick against the defending World Series champions. And this scene at Nationals Park is serving as a potential postseason preview, with the National League East winner currently slated to match up with the winner of the NL Central in October. And the opener certainly delivered the...2017
  • • Cubs go for 2-0 NLDS lead as Lester faces Gio
    The Cubs reminded everyone that they're the defending World Series champions in Game 1 of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile....2017

World Series Champions fantasy rankings and news

  • • Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers to Astros: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015
  • • Daily Fantasy Baseball: 6 DraftKings MLB Pitcher Picks for July 18
    2015
  • • After Hot Start, Yankees Looking Like Expected Flawed Roster
    2015
  • • Stock Up, Stock Down for Cincinnati Reds' Top 10 Prospects for Week 8
    2015
  • • Brandon Belt Injury: Updates on Giants 1B's Groin and Return
    2015
  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Breaking Down Talk on Cole Hamels and Jonathan Papelbon
    2015

World Series Champions schedule, game

  • • 2020 sports schedule: World Series, Champions League continue; An updated look at this year's calendar
    2020
  • • Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer dealing with side 'ailment'
    2020
  • • Nats' Kieboom leans on Notes app to prep for 3B
    2020
  • • On Baseball: As Yankees Loom, the Red Sox Double Down on a Reliable Set of Arms
    The defending World Series champions eschewed upgrades this off-season, electing to stick with a starting rotation that went above and beyond during their title run....2019
  • • New York City mayor takes heat after tweeting about love for Red Sox
    2019
  • • Report: Red Sox not urgently looking for reliever help
    2018
  • • Report: Red Sox listening to offers for Rick Porcello, other key players
    2018
  • • For the Astros and the Red Sox, a Playoffs Reunion
    Red Sox Manager Alex Cora, a coach on the Astros’ 2017 World Series champions, isn’t the only link between the teams as they meet in the playoffs for the second year in a row....2018
  • • Three up, three down: The MLB hot/cold report
    Welcome to Three up, three down: The MLB hot/cold report. Every week, we'll try our best to break down who's heating things up in the baseball world and who's currently stuck in the back of the refrigerator in a state of deep chill. This week… Three up The Astros are flying high at the right time Naturally, if you're going into the playoffs as the defending World Series champions, you would ideall...2018
  • • Alex Bregman drops S-bomb during celebratory interview
    Alex Bregman got a little careless during a postgame interview while celebrating his Houston Astros’ division title.The Astros may have lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Wednesday, but they still clinched the AL West for the second year in a row. The team’s players quickly brushed aside the loss and began celebrating their division title upon entering the clubhouse. Bottles were popping, alcoho...2018

World Series Champions rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • Cody Bellinger unloads on Astros for ‘weak’ apology, stealing trophies
    Cody Bellinger was one of the first people to speak out against the Houston Astros after Major League Baseball confirmed that the 2017 World Series champions cheated their way to a title, and Bellinger feels no differently about the situation a month later. If anything, the Los Angeles Dodgers star has gotten more angry. Bellinger was asked on Friday about the scripted apology the Astros delivered...2020
  • • A’s manager: Team called MLB about Astros’ cheating before scandal broke
    2020
  • • CC Sabathia feels ‘cheated’ out of World Series titles by Astros, Red Sox
    Two of the last three World Series champions have been linked to a major sign-stealing scandal that has erupted within Major League Baseball, and CC Sabathia can’t help but feel personally impacted by the acts. Sabathia’s New York Yankees lost to the Houston Astros in the 2017 ALCS and the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS the following year. We already know the Astros are guilty of using electronic equi...2020
  • • Incredible SI Houston Astros cover almost never happened
    One of the most incredible sports magazine covers of all time almost didn’t even end up happening.Three years ago, Sports Illustrated published a cover featuring an incredibly bold prediction. They declared that the Houston Astros would be the 2017 World Series champions. Though that hardly seems shocking now because the Astros were the class of the AL West this year and made the playoffs two year...2017
  • • Rain Delay Speech Helps End Drought as Chicago Cubs Win Historic World Series
    2016
  • • Playing Fact or Fiction with All of MLB's Hottest Week 21 Buzz and Rumors
    2016
  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Updated 2016 Deadline Reports and Analysis
    2016
  • • Thor starts opener as Royals return for WS rematch
    The defending World Series champions are heading back to the scene of the crime. After defeating the Mets in five games in the Fall Classic last year, the Royals make their first trip back to Citi Field....2016
  • • Okay, who stole the Kansas City Royals player off that billboard?
    As far as we know, every member of the Kansas City Royals has been accounted for. A life-sized Royals figure reminiscent of the old Starting Lineup figures, on the other hand, is a completely different story. A billboard located on Interstate 435 advertising the defending World Series champions featured a life-sized Royals player popping out of the billboard advertising Hy-Vee, and making a leapin...2016
  • • Of Dollars and Deals: Previewing a Most Intriguing 2015-16 MLB Offseason
    2015

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