The Cubs, playing in their 11th World Series and their first since 1945, won their third championship and first since 1908, ending the longest world championship drought in North American professional sports history. The Cubs became the sixth team to come back from a 3–1 deficit to win a best-of-seven World Series. It was also the first Game 7 to have a rain delay, which occurred as the tenth inning was about to start. Game 7, an 8–7 victory in 10 innings, marked the fifth time that a Game 7 had gone into extra innings and the first since 1997 (which, coincidentally, the Indians also lost). The Cubs defeated the Indians 4–3 to win their first World Series since 1908, and their first while playing at Wrigley Field. Many consider the 2016 World Series to be one of the best of all time, due to the games being tightly contested and the underdog story behind both teams. This was the final World Series to have home-field advantage determined by the All-Star Game results since 2017, home-field advantage has been awarded to the team with the better record. The Indians had home-field advantage because the AL had won the 2016 All-Star Game. The series was played between October 25 and November 2 (although Game 7 ended slightly after 12:00 am local time on November 3). The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.

The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season. Pat Hughes, Len Kasper, Ron Coomer, and Jim Deshaies (WSCR)Ĭleveland Indians over Toronto Blue Jays (4–1)Ĭhicago Cubs over Los Angeles Dodgers (4–2) Matt Vasgersian and Buck Martinez (English)Įduardo Ortega, José Francisco Rivera, Renato Bermúdez and Orlando Hernández (ESPN Deportes) Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (English)Ĭarlos Álvarez, Duaner Sánchez, Karim García and Jaime Motta (Spanish)

For other uses, see 2016 World Series (disambiguation).Ĭhris Guccione, John Hirschbeck (crew chief), Sam Holbrook (Games 3–7), Marvin Hudson, Tony Randazzo, Larry Vanover (Games 1–2) and Joe West.

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