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The 2015 World Series began on October 27, 2015 and featured the New York Mets, champions of the National League facing off against the Kansas City Royals, champions of the American League. The Royals had home field advantage as a result of the AL's win in the 2015 All-Star Game. It was an unprecedented match-up, with two teams coming into the series with long World Championship droughts, the Mets' last win dating back to 1986 and the Royals' to 1985. Both teams had been back to the World Series once since that title, the Royals having lost the 2014 World Series in seven games to the San Francisco Giants. In the end, the Royals' ability to come back from deficits time and again won out over the Mets' strong starting pitching and ability to hit home runs. The Royals made three late-game comebacks to win the series, four games to one, the other win coming from a dominant pitching performance by Johnny Cueto. One of the key factors was Mets manager Terry Collins' repeated failure to have the right reliever in the game at the right time; this led to closer Jeurys Familia's three blown saves, as two of these came in situations that had spun out of control before Familia took the mound. Royals catcher Salvador Perez, who hit .368 while playing every inning but one behind the plate, won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. Recently featured: Seung-yeop Lee - Arky Vaughan - 2010 European Cup
Did You Know...
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News
The Rookie of the Year Award goes to Paul Skenes (pictured) in the National League and to Luis Gil in the American League. Ryan Helsley wins the Trevor Hoffman Award while Emmanuel Clase takes the Mariano Rivera Award. Daisuke Miura wins the Matsutaro Shoriki Award for 2024. Rui-Yang Gu Lin wins the CPBL MVP for 2024. Tzu-Yu Tseng is the Rookie of the Year. The Yokohama BayStars win the 2024 Japan Series. Masayuki Kuwahara wins Series MVP.
Today in Baseball
November 21: Today's featured birthday is that of Dan Murray, who turns 51. 1933 - Despite having just won the Triple Crown, Chuck Klein is traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Mark Koenig, Harvey Hendrick, Ted Kleinhans and $125,000. Klein is the only player to be dealt after a Triple Crown campaign. 1956 - Don Newcombe (pictured) wins the National League MVP Award. He will also win the first ever Cy Young Award in a few days. 1970 - Tommie Agee becomes the first player to win a Gold Glove in both the National League and American League. 1972 - Carlton Fisk is the first unanimous winner of the Rookie of the Year Award in the American League. He hit .293 with 22 home runs. 1991 - In a surprise vote, Terry Pendleton beats out Barry Bonds for the National League MVP Award. Recent days: November 20 – November 19 – November 18

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Recent Events
October 19, 2024 - The 2024 Taiwan Series began. October 21, 2024 - The 2024 Korean Series started. October 24, 2024 - The 2024 Japan Series got underway. October 25, 2024 - Game 1 of the 2024 World Series was played. November 9, 2024 - The 2024 Premier 12 opened.
Future Events
November 15, 2024 - The 2024 South American Championship starts. December 8, 2024 - Results of voting by the Veterans Committee for the 2025 Hall of Fame Election will be announced. January 23, 2025 - Results of the BBWAA voting for the 2025 Hall of Fame Election will be announced. February 20, 2025 - The first spring training game of the season will be played. February 21, 2025 - Pool A of the 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers starts in Taipei. March 2, 2025 - Pool B of the 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers starts in Tucson, AZ. March 18, 2025 - The 2025 Major League Baseball season will begin with the "Tokyo Series" played at the Tokyo Dome. March 27, 2025 - Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season. June 25, 2025 - The annual SABR Convention will begin in Arlington, TX.

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