| 2017 World Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 24 – November 1 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) Minute Maid Park (Houston) | |||||||||
| MVP | George Springer (Houston) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Phil Cuzzi (Games 1–2), Gerry Davis (crew chief), Laz Díaz, Dan Iassogna, Bill Miller, Paul Nauert, Mark Wegner (Games 3–7)[1] | |||||||||
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| Television | Fox (United States – English) Fox Deportes (United States – Spanish) MLB International (International) | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci (Fox) Rolando Nichols, Carlos Álvarez, Edgar Gonzalez, and Jaime Motta (Fox Deportes) Matt Vasgersian and Buck Martinez (MLB International) | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN (English) ESPN Deportes (Spanish) KBME (HOU – English) KODA (HOU – Spanish) KLAC (LAD – English) KTNQ (LAD – Spanish) KMPC (LAD – Korean) | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone (ESPN) Eduardo Ortega, Renato Bermúdez, José Francisco Rivera, and Orlando Hernández (ESPN Deportes) Robert Ford and Steve Sparks (KBME) Alex Treviño and Francisco Romero (KODA) Charley Steiner and Rick Monday (KLAC) Jaime Jarrín and Jorge Jarrín (KTNQ) Richard Choi and Chong Ho Yim (KMPC) | |||||||||
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| ALCS | Houston Astros over New York Yankees (4–3) | |||||||||
| NLCS | Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago Cubs (4–1) | |||||||||
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The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. The series was played between October 24 and November 1.
The Astros defeated the Dodgers, four games to three, to win their first World Series in franchise history, also becoming the first team from Texas to do so. They became the second team in postseason history to win two Game 7s in one postseason, after the 1985 Kansas City Royals.[2] It was the first time since 2001–2002 when two consecutive World Series went to seven games. Both teams set a World Series record with a combined total of 25 home runs throughout the entire series, including a team record 15 home runs by the Astros, and 10 homeruns by the Dodgers, and hit a combined total of eight home runs in Game 2 to set the single game World Series mark.[3] Houston outfielder George Springer was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after hitting five home runs in the series to tie a World Series record with Reggie Jackson in 1977 and Chase Utley in 2009.[4][5]
This was the first World Series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular season record of the two pennant winners. From 1903 to 2002, home-field advantage had been determined by coin flips and by alternating between the AL and NL.[a] From 2003 to 2016, it was determined by results from that season's All-Star Game, when it was awarded to the team from the winning league.[7] The Dodgers earned home-field advantage over the Astros. The series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the Dodgers hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Astros hosting Games 3, 4, and 5.[8]
The Astros' victory was marred in 2019 after a league investigation revealed that they had illegally utilized a system to steal signs from opposing teams during their championship season.[9] As a result, the Astros were fined $5 million and docked several top draft picks, while Astros manager A. J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for one year; both were subsequently fired. However, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred opted against punishing any of the players involved or revoking the Astros' World Series title.[10]
- ^ Macklin, Oliver (October 24, 2017). "Davis named chief of World Series ump crew". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Astros beat Dodgers in Game 7 for first World Series title in franchise history". Ben Walker. Denver Post. November 1, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Astros, Dodgers complete record-setting World Series". ESPN. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Castrovince, Anthony (November 1, 2017). "Springer swats his way to MVP honors". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Schoenfield, David (November 2, 2017). "George Springer wins World Series MVP, ties record with five homers". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Nightengale, Bob (August 11, 2014). "1994 strike most embarrassing moment in MLB history". USA Today. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Kelly, Matt (October 25, 2017). "The meaning of home-field advantage: For the first time in World Series history, Game 1 belongs to the team with the best record". MLB.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Perry, Dayn (October 20, 2017). "Who has home-field advantage in the World Series? The Dodgers, and here's why: The process for determining home-field advantage in the World Series is different in 2017". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "Astros, MLB to investigate alleged sign-stealing". MLB.com. November 12, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "The Houston Astros Cheating Scandal Explained". The New York Times. February 28, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
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