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Brewers win the World Series

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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the World Series on October 28, 2026, at Tropicana Field, winning the first championship in franchise history. William Contreras was named World Series MVP, the first catcher to take the honor since Salvador Perez in 2015. The aftermath has widened: Aaron Ashby's 18 scoreless innings passed Andrew Miller's 2016 reliever record, the Brewers set a postseason record for comeback wins, manager Pat Murphy is scheduled for hip surgery on November 9, the parade is set for Friday, and the Milwaukee Art Museum is receiving a 1904 Monet on loan from St. Petersburg's Museum of Fine Arts after winning the wager. Jackson Chourio's eight-year, $50 million deal has drawn…

How 13 podcasts covered it

  1. Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney, 2026-10-29 (0:31 to 1:37)
    Opens on the final out of Game 5
    Opens from the booth at Tropicana Field on the final out of Game 5, with the Brewers celebrating their first title. Sets up the episode around the clinching win rather than re-arguing the series.
    New angle: The Brewers clinched the title in Game 5 at Tropicana Field, the first championship in franchise history.
  2. Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney, 2026-10-29 (1:37 to 6:36)
    Reports from the trophy presentation
    Reports from the trophy presentation at Tropicana Field: Manfred hands over the Commissioner's Trophy, Misiorowski weeps, Yelich is asked what Bob Uecker would say, and Contreras is named World Series MVP with his brother Wilson flown in from Hawaii.
    New angle: William Contreras was named World Series MVP after Game 5.
  3. Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney, 2026-10-29 (6:50 to 10:57)
    Profiles Murphy's decade and hip surgery
    Turns to the manager behind the title: Murphy's decade building Milwaukee's culture, his benching of Pratt and Contreras, and his scheduled hip surgery. Adds a dated next step for Murphy that the celebration coverage did not have.
    New angle: Pat Murphy is scheduled to have hip surgery on November 9.
  4. Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney, 2026-10-29 (10:57 to 13:05)
    Compares the title run to great teams
    Places the title in historical context, stacking Milwaukee's 103 wins, 11-2 postseason and plus-214 run differential against the 1998 Yankees, 1976 Reds and 2005 White Sox. The bullpen is named as the difference over Tampa Bay. Framing and comparison, no new development.
  5. Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney, 2026-10-29 (13:12 to 14:14)
    Previews the Friday parade and Packers game
    Looks ahead to the Brewers' championship parade in Milwaukee on Friday and notes the Packers' rare Thursday night home game against the Panthers the night before, with Mendoza joking she had tickets only if there was a Game 6.
    New angle: Milwaukee's championship parade is set for Friday, the day after the Packers host the Panthers.
  6. Morning Brew Daily, 2026-10-29 (27:12 to 28:58)
    Ties the title to the CBA fight and a Monet loan
    Covers the Brewers' first title as a small-market story, tying it to the expiring CBA and the salary cap fight, and closes on the Monet loan the Milwaukee Art Museum won from St. Petersburg.
    New angle: The Milwaukee Art Museum receives a 1904 Monet on loan from St. Petersburg's Museum of Fine Arts after winning the wager.
  7. Yesterday in Sports, 2026-10-29 (0:36 to 2:15)
    Recaps the clincher and the season path
    Recaps the Game 5 clincher and the franchise's first title, then walks through the season's path: 103 wins, 11-2 in the postseason, the Padres series, the Dodgers sweep and four of five from Tampa Bay. Stays inside the result already on the record.
  8. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (0:00 to 1:35)
    Recaps the clinching night and celebration
    Opens the episode with a celebration of the Brewers' first title, Samson's Wisconsin memories and the October 28-29 clinching night. It stays inside the result already on the record, adding only the note that the best record in baseball has now won it seven times this century.
  9. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (1:35 to 2:54)
    Breaks down the comeback-win record
    Walks through the final outs of the clincher and puts a number on the run: the Brewers set the postseason record for comeback wins, which the hosts credit to a bullpen deep enough to let starters empty the tank.
    New angle: The Brewers set the record for the most comeback wins in a single postseason.
  10. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (2:59 to 4:23)
    Runs through the individual postseason records
    Runs through the individual records behind the title: Ashby's 18 scoreless innings passing Andrew Miller, Pratt's six straight hits by a rookie, and Chourio's five-game hit total matched only by Babe Ruth. Contreras's MVP is noted as one of several deserving cases.
    New angle: Aaron Ashby threw 18 scoreless innings this postseason, passing Andrew Miller's 2016 record for a reliever.
  11. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (4:14 to 6:22)
    Compares Contreras to Pudge and Perez
    Compares Contreras's postseason to Pudge Rodriguez's 2003 run and puts a marker on the record: Contreras is the first catcher to win MVP since Salvador Perez in 2015. Stays mostly inside the case for catchers, with Samson on pitch calling and the Marlins taking it away.
    New angle: Contreras is the first catcher to win MVP since Salvador Perez in 2015.
  12. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (6:26 to 7:27)
    Adds Chourio's eight-year contract detail
    Retells Verducci's draft-day Pratt story and adds a contract detail the piece left out: Chourio is locked up for eight years and $50 million, signed before he played a big-league game.
    New angle: Jackson Chourio is signed for eight years and $50 million, a deal Verducci's article omitted.
  13. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (1:42 to 3:20)
    Frames the title as the best team all year
    Samson's opening assessment of the Brewers' title: best team from April through October, bullpen depth shortening games, and only Gasser lasting six innings all postseason. Reaction and framing on top of the clinching, with no new development.
  14. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (4:19 to 6:09)
    Defends the Rays' pre-set pitch limit
    Samson defends Tampa Bay's process in the clinching game: Rasmussen was pulled after 48 pitches because the Rays had pre-set a roughly 60-pitch limit and wanted a clean inning from the bullpen. He notes the team preferred Rasmussen on an extra day's rest, with about 18 such starts this year, and wanted Nick Martinez in Game 1.
    New angle: Rasmussen was pulled after 48 pitches under a pre-set limit of about 60.
  15. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (6:56 to 8:20)
    Explains the dried-out mound in Game 5
    Samson, drawing on people at the ballpark, explains the mid-inning mound delay in Game 5: the mound dried out after a late game the night before, and Misiorowski lands where no other Rays pitcher steps. He says he would have fired the grounds crew.
    New angle: The Game 5 mound dried out after the previous night's late game; Misiorowski lands where no other Rays pitcher steps.
  16. First Take, 2026-10-29 (20:06 to 23:24)
    Recaps the clincher and argues the small-market angle
    Recaps the Game 5 clincher and Contreras's MVP, then argues the small-market title should be read as a counter to the Dodgers' spending. Stays inside the week's coverage, adding only the Stearns and Counsell departures as framing.
  17. First Take, 2026-10-29 (21:15 to 22:33)
    Celebrates Milwaukee's small-market title run
    A short celebration of the Brewers' first title, framed around small-market Milwaukee: most regular-season wins two years running, the most postseason wins this year, and an 11-2 postseason record. It retells the clinch without adding to it.
  18. First Take, 2026-10-29 (40:33 to 42:05)
    Recaps the clincher and picks an NFL twin
    Recaps the Game 5 clincher and the franchise's first title in its 58th season, then pivots to a parlor game: which NFL team is the Brewers' equivalent. All three land on Jacksonville, with the Hoosiers, Knicks and USA Hockey as the drought comparison.
  19. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (0:04 to 2:04)
    Congratulates Milwaukee and runs the rundown
    Opens the show with a congratulations to the Brewers on the city's first World Series title, then moves to the Thursday rundown: Panthers at Packers, WNBA Game 5 and Ernie Johnson's retirement. The Brewers mention is a passing nod, not new ground.
  20. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (2:04 to 5:13)
    Polls 2027 odds and replays the final call
    Runs a poll on 2027 World Series odds and replays the Brewers Radio Network call of the final out, then places the title in context: Milwaukee is the fourth team in ten years to win its first championship, after the Rangers, Nationals and Astros.
    New angle: The Brewers are the fourth team in 10 years to win its first World Series, after the Rangers, Nationals and Astros.
  21. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (5:36 to 8:52)
    Credits the bullpen and the record book
    Breaks down how Milwaukee won, crediting the bullpen over the starters and arguing the MVP belonged to the relief corps. Adds a record-book note on Pratt and Chourio and a line on Murphy's age among title-winning managers.
    New angle: Chourio and Pratt are the only two players 22 or younger with eight-plus hits in the same World Series.
  22. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (39:26 to 43:12)
    Argues the Brewers' style is baseball's future
    Verducci's post-series thesis: the Brewers' ground-ball, low-launch-angle, base-stealing style is the future of baseball, in the spirit of Moneyball's zig-while-others-zag. Stays inside the numbers already on the record, adding only his read and a line from GM Matt Arnold.
  23. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (0:46 to 2:15)
    Remembers Uecker and the old core
    Opens the hour on the Brewers' title by way of Bob Uecker: a saved voice message, the Molitor-Yount-Gantner core, and a comparison of Uecker's stature to Vin Scully and Harry Caray. Reaction and remembrance, not new reporting.
  24. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (2:11 to 8:29)
    Argues the title is a style story
    Verducci, on the field for the clincher, frames the title as a style story: the Brewers led MLB in ground balls, lowest launch angle and stolen bases, and he calls it the future of baseball. Adds Matt Arnold's roster philosophy and a March timeline for the 2027 labor fight.
    New angle: The Brewers led MLB in ground balls, lowest launch angle and stolen bases.
  25. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (8:50 to 13:33)
    Sizes up the young core and roster ages
    Callers congratulate the Brewers and the hosts size up the young core, noting the age gap between the two rosters: Milwaukee was the 11th youngest team in baseball, Tampa Bay the oldest.
    New angle: The Brewers were the 11th youngest team in baseball at just under 28; the Rays were the oldest at just under 30.
  26. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (21:07 to 22:48)
    Previews 2027 futures and the Rays' odds
    Turns to next season's futures after the title: Milwaukee is second to win the 2027 World Series, and the segment finds the more telling number in Tampa Bay, priced at +2200 alongside a Mets team coming off an abysmal year.
    New angle: The Rays are +2200 to win the 2027 World Series, the same odds as the Mets.
  27. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (0:07 to 2:04)
    Congratulates Milwaukee, then pivots to Packers
    Opens the show with a short congratulations to the Brewers on the city's first World Series title, then moves to the Packers' Thursday line and a WNBA Game 5. The title gets a sentence and no more.
  28. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (2:04 to 4:07)
    Runs through DraftKings' 2027 World Series board
    Runs through DraftKings' 2027 World Series board - Dodgers first, Brewers second, Yankees third - and frames Milwaukee's position around locked-up young stars, noting Chourio is under contract until at least 2031.
    New angle: DraftKings has the Dodgers favored for 2027, then the Brewers, then the Yankees.
  29. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (4:07 to 5:12)
    Plays the radio call of the final out
    Plays the Brewers Radio Network call of the final out and notes Milwaukee is the fourth team in a decade to win its first title, after the Rangers, Nationals and Astros. A short retelling that stays inside the week's coverage.
  30. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (5:18 to 7:08)
    Argues the bullpen deserved the MVP
    Recaps the Brewers' run - beating the Padres, sweeping the Dodgers, dominating the Rays - and argues the bullpen deserved the MVP over Contreras. Then a short detour on where Pat Murphy ranks among the oldest managers to win a title.
  31. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-29 (7:04 to 8:52)
    Breaks down Misiorowski's mechanics and Pratt's Series
    Post-clinch appreciation of the young core: Smoltz's mechanics breakdown of Misiorowski, Pratt's .354 Series with three go-ahead hits, and the Chourio-Pratt age record. Stays inside the aftermath coverage already on the record.
  32. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-29 (1:32 to 2:49)
    Congratulates Brewers fans before pivoting to WNBA
    The show intro and a brief congratulations to Brewers fans on the World Series title, then a pivot to the WNBA Finals and the hour's guests. Passing mention only, no new ground.
  33. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-29 (28:15 to 39:05)
    Adds Uecker's booth seat and a fan's ashes
    Celebrates the Brewers' first title and adds two first-hand details from the Milwaukee watch party: Judy Uecker, Bob Uecker's wife, watched Game 5 from his radio booth seat on her birthday wearing his World Series ring, and a fan brought his late father-in-law's ashes to the game.
    New angle: Judy Uecker watched Game 5 from Bob Uecker's radio booth seat on her birthday, wearing his World Series ring.
  34. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-29 (49:52 to 58:45)
    Recaps the Brewers' title with Herbstreit
    Celebrates the Brewers' title with Kirk Herbstreit, who frames the win as old-school baseball beating the big-payroll Dodgers and Yankees. Recaps the two postseason losses and Pat Murphy's off-camera jab at the Yankees, then turns to the coming labor standoff.
  35. PTI, 2026-10-29 (1:11 to 4:49)
    Adds Misiorowski's calf injury and the run cap
    Recaps the Game 5 clincher and the playoff run, then puts two things on the record that the day's coverage did not: Misiorowski left with a calf injury after three innings, and no Brewers opponent scored more than four runs in any playoff game.
    New angle: Misiorowski left Game 5 with a calf injury after three innings without a strikeout, a career first.
  36. First Things First, 2026-10-29 (0:48 to 12:51)
    Celebrates the title with season-long numbers
    Celebrates the title with the season-long numbers: a .280 postseason average, nine steals in the Series, three home runs, and Chourio at .458. Stays inside the aftermath coverage, adding only color on the small-ball style and the drought.
  37. First Things First, 2026-10-29 (1:46:22 to 1:51:54)
    Owns the worst take on the Brewers title
    Danny Parkins owns his worst take, the Cubs winning more than the Brewers for the length of Craig Counsell's tenure, and the panel marvels at Milwaukee reloading through the departures of Stearns, Counsell, Hader, Adames, Burnes and Peralta. A retrospective on the title, not a new development in it.
  38. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-30 (0:29 to 4:00)
    Reacts to Milwaukee's first title
    Opens the show on the Brewers' first title, with the hosts' sentimental reaction, a Milwaukee fan waking his son for the final outs, and a remembrance of Bob Uecker. It stays inside the celebration already on the record.
  39. The Bill Simmons Podcast, 2026-10-30 (46:21 to 49:57)
    Reacts to the Brewers' five-game win
    Reaction segment on the finished series: the Brewers' five-game win, the sweep that nearly was, the crowd in Tampa, and how a flat, uncompetitive postseason compared with last year's. Stays inside the result already on the record.
  40. Pardon My Take, 2026-10-30 (3:16 to 21:32)
    Recaps the Brewers' 103-win run to the title
    Celebrates the Brewers' first title and recaps the run: 103 wins, 11-2 in the postseason, no opponent over four runs, a 1.38 bullpen ERA. Adds color on the cigarette ritual and Yelich's captaincy, but stays inside the week's coverage.
  41. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-30 (21:00 to 27:31)
    Plays fan reactions and ties them to Uecker
    Plays fan-reaction videos, an elderly man and a ten-year-old, and ties them to Bob Uecker's voice and to the Cubs' 2015-16 drought ending. Pure reaction and nostalgia; it stays inside the title already on the record.
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