World Series
noun
: a contest or event that is the most important or prestigious of its kind
the World Series of the equestrian world
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This tournament is the World Series of poker.
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The Hall of Famer authored many of the club’s most iconic moments while leading his team to three World Series championships.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years in 2016.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
During Youth Baseball’s festivities at Cliffridge Park, a pregame ceremony honored athletes who have spent 10 years in the program — dubbed Decade on the Diamond — along with the teams that competed in Youth Baseball’s World Series last season.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Having played in New York, and having been a part of three World Series championship teams in New York, Strawberry can’t understand why Alonso, and to a lesser extent Edwin Diaz, would go anywhere else.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years in 2016.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
During Youth Baseball’s festivities at Cliffridge Park, a pregame ceremony honored athletes who have spent 10 years in the program — dubbed Decade on the Diamond — along with the teams that competed in Youth Baseball’s World Series last season.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Having played in New York, and having been a part of three World Series championship teams in New York, Strawberry can’t understand why Alonso, and to a lesser extent Edwin Diaz, would go anywhere else.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
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