The World Series features the very best of the best -- two teams duking it out for the right to call themselves world champions. With so much at stake, every play goes under the microscope, with a select few going down in history for the impact and legacy they have. Here are some moments from the World Series over the last 30 years that live on -- some in infamy -- and have made some players legends.
Two franchises who haven’t won a world championship since the mid-1980s will battle in the 2015 World Series. Here’s a preview of the 2015 Fall Classic, which starts Tuesday in Kansas City.
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Lorenzo Cain scored the go-ahead run from first base on Eric Hosmer’s single in the eighth inning, and the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3, in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series in Kansas City on Friday night to reach their second consecutive World Series.
Lucas Duda had five RBIs and series MVP Daniel Murphy homered in a record sixth straight postseason game, as the New York Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Cubs, 8-3, in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Wednesday night.
Johnny Cueto retired the final 19 batters he faced, and the Royals beat the Astros, 7-2, in the decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series in Kansas City on Wednesday night.