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Historic, Uncommon, Undaunted and Relentless: The 2026 World Series Champion Milwaukee Brewers

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The Brew Crew have done it.

On top of the baseball world are the Milwaukee Brewers, the 2026 World Series champions.

Defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in this year’s Fall Classic (4-1), with history made by Milwaukee Wednesday night at Tropicana Field on a 4-1 win in Game 5, the Brewers capped off a historic postseason following an historic regular season.

A MOMENT THAT WILL LIVE IN BASEBALL IMMORTALITY pic.twitter.com/Mg7PXbPlJm

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 29, 2026

So, one word best to describe the 2026 Brew Crew?

You already know it, historic.

The 2026 champs, winning their first World Series championship title in the franchise’s 58-years of existence, won 103 regular season games, the most ever by a Brewer team in a regular season campaign.

Then when the going got tough, October baseball as the No. 1 seed in the National League and owners of the best record in all of baseball (103-69, a +214 run differential, which was also a MLB best), they proved to get even tougher.

"You ought to be awfully proud … you're the first-ever Milwaukee Brewers team to be World Champions"#WinOurWay pic.twitter.com/W5kq0YQ3qK

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 29, 2026

An 11-2 postseason record ought to do it while never trailing in a series or facing elimination.

A road to hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy that hit its finish line Wednesday in St. Pete, Florida—one including the NLDS vs. San Diego (3-1), slaying the dragon & back-to-back champion Dodgers in the NLCS via a sweep (4-0) and in the main event—taking the American League’s number-one seeded Rays (98-64, 7-2 this postseason prior to the World Series) down in five games (4-1).

“In my position and what I’m about, you know, it’s really about the players, and I’m happy for them,” said Brewers manager Pat Murphy, 67, of Syracuse, New York, a baseball lifer.

“They did it. I’m happy I have a role. They decided to be uncommon. They decided to be undaunted. They decided to be relentless and you got guys like (Christian) Yelich and (William) Contreras leading the way, doing it, playing that way every day, I had an easy job. I promise you.”

Christian Yelich
First captain in Brewers history
Raising the first World Series trophy in Brewers history 🫡 pic.twitter.com/Szpopr7CBU

— MLB (@MLB) October 29, 2026

Speaking of Contreras, “our rock” as Milwaukee’s superstar Jackson Chourio noted postgame—the 28-year-old of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, was named the Willie Mays World Series MVP—batting .381 (8-for-21) with four RBI, two runs scored, two walks, a stolen base, a .435 on-base percentage, a .429 slugging percentage and a .864 OPS.

A rocking performance from Game 1 through Game 5—which his older brother Willson of the Red Sox was in attendance for, celebrating together after—to go along with his methodical work behind the plate as one of, if not the best catchers in the sport. Definitely the most impactful from an inning by inning standpoint, recording 21 successful postseason challenges out of 33.

But better than all else to Contreras, a champion.

MVP, MVP, MVP 🗣️

William Contreras went off in the World Series:
.381 AVG (8-for-21), 4 RBI https://t.co/uPM0Ks5xcG pic.twitter.com/xWIWR3PdRA

— MLB (@MLB) October 29, 2026

Starting off 2026 by helping Venezuela win its first-ever World Baseball Classic championship title back in March and remixing the same tune for Milwaukee eight months later.

Becoming the third-ever Venezuelan-born player to be named a World Series MVP in postseason history—joining Salvador Perez (Royals, 2015) and Pablo Sandoval (Giants, 2012)—Contreras described 2026 as “a very blessed year,” adding, “I think a year that we have to give God a lot of thanks for everything he’s been able to do for us.

I think I was going to find one way or another to bring that trophy home with me, for sure. I feel the support from the kids back in Venezuela. I see the messages. They tell me that they love me, that they support me, and that means a lot to me. All the people back in Venezuela mean a tremendous amount to me. So I’m very happy about what I’m able to accomplish for them and hopefully inspire them.”

Helping lead Venezuela to championship glory in the 2026 WBC this past March, William Contreras did the same for Milwaukee this season behind the plate and in the batter’s box to end up the last team standing – Image Credit: Bill Menzel/Latino Sports

Hailing from Maracaibo, Venezuela, Chourio, achieving a tremendous amount of feats at the young age of 22, had special written all over him long before making his MLB debut, with the Brewers inking him to a long-term contract extension (eight years & $82 million) prior to seeing any action in the pros.

Not even a pitch.

Special also was him sharing Venezuela’s WBC championship winning moments with Contreras and to now being able doing it again with his fellow Venezuelan in the World Series while Chourio created a new club for himself—hitting .458 (11 for 24) with two RBI, four runs scored and three stolen bases in this Fall Classic—which set a five-game World Series record with 11 hits.

This moment between The Kid and The Niño 😭#WinOurWay pic.twitter.com/Cs7JxJRMgo

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 29, 2026

“I’ll be able to say someday when I’m very, very old that, hey, you know what, I know Jack Jack,” the skipper Murphy said, using a nickname he created for Chourio.

“That’s a great thing to see these players come and mature and become believers in themselves and then make other people realize they’re one of the best in the game.”

And with that, the 2026 Brewers made people out there realize there’s no “one of the best in the game” debates or arguments anymore.

It’s Milwaukee sitting on the top throne of Major League Baseball and then everyone else.