William Contreras lifts the Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player award after the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in game five to clinch the 2026 World SeriesImage source, Getty Images
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William Contreras and Milwaukee team-mates Jackson Chourio and Antonio Senzatela also helped Venezuela win the World Baseball Classic in March

ByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalist

The Milwaukee Brewers have won the World Series for the first time in the franchise's 57-year history.

They beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in game five in Florida on Wednesday to clinch a 4-1 win in the best-of-seven Fall Classic.

The Brewers, whose only previous appearance in the World Series came in 1982, are based in Major League Baseball's smallest market and this year had the 19th highest payroll of its 30 teams.