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Louis Cardinals, who were ranked third in the National League. In the National League Wild Card Series, they swept the National League Central division winner St. They qualified for the postseason as the sixth seed wild card entrant with an 87–75 (.537) record. They clinched a postseason berth on the third to last day of the season they were the last postseason team of the 12 to clinch a berth. From there, the Phillies went 65–46 (.586). On June 3, and at a record of 22–29 (.431), manager Joe Girardi was fired, and Rob Thomson, their bench coach, was named their interim manager. The Phillies struggled at the start of the 2022 season.

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This was the eighth World Series appearance for the Phillies and the first since 2009.

Main article: 2022 Philadelphia Phillies season At 73 years of age, Baker was the oldest manager in World Series history. ĭusty Baker, in his 25th season as a major league manager, was seeking his first World Series win as a manager (he won the 1981 World Series as a player with the Dodgers). Rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña won the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award after batting 6-for-18 (.333) with two home runs and two doubles in the ALCS.

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Justin Verlander, who had missed Houston's postseason runs in 20, made his return from Tommy John surgery and led the AL in wins, ERA, and walks plus hits per inning pitched ratio. Houston's pitching staff led the American League in 2022 with the fewest runs allowed, lowest opponent's batting average and walks plus hits per inning pitched, the most strikeouts, and posted an MLB-best 2.78 bullpen earned run average (ERA).

In the American League Championship Series, they swept the second-seeded New York Yankees to make it to the World Series for the fourth time in the previous six seasons ( 2017, 2019, 2021) and the second consecutive season. In the Division Series, they swept the fifth-seeded Seattle Mariners. The Astros entered the postseason as the top seed in the American League. It was their fifth AL West championship in six years and their second straight divisional championship. The Astros qualified for the 2022 postseason as the American League (AL) West division winner. This is the fifth World Series appearance for the Astros, and the fourth as the American League team. As a result of a new multi-year agreement with Capital One, this World Series was officially known as the 2022 World Series presented by Capital One. The World Series did not have a presenting sponsor in 2020 or 2021, but resumed sponsorship in 2022.

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MLB has sold sponsorships to various postseason series since 2017, with YouTube TV serving as the official presenting sponsor of the World Series from 2017 through 2019. It was also the third postseason no-hitter in MLB history, after Roy Halladay's no-hitter (also at Citizens Bank Park) in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series. The series was notable for having the first World Series no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, when Astros pitchers Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly combined to leave the Phillies hitless in Game 4. Jeremy Peña won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, the first position player to win the award as a rookie. The Phillies took a 2–1 lead after three games, before the Astros won the final three games to win the series.

The Houston Astros entered the 2022 MLB postseason as the AL West champions and the top-seeded AL team, while the Phillies won a wild card, earning the sixth and final NL playoff berth. The series was broadcast in the United States on Fox television and ESPN Radio. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their second championship. The 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros and the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies. The 2022 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2022 season. Philadelphia Phillies over San Diego Padres (4–1) Houston Astros over New York Yankees (4–0) Scott Franzke, Tom McCarthy, and Larry Andersen (WIP) Jesús Acostas, Enrique Burak, Alberto Ferreiro, José Luis Nápoles, Luis Eduardo Quiñones, and Antonio de Valdés (TUDN) Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci (Fox)Īdrián García Márquez, Edgar González, Carlos Álvarez, and Jaime Motta (Fox Deportes)ĭave Flemming and Dan Plesac (MLB International – English)ĭan Shulman, Jessica Mendoza, Eduardo Pérez and Buster Olney (ESPN) Jordan Baker, Lance Barksdale, Tripp Gibson, Pat Hoberg, James Hoye, Dan Iassogna (crew chief), Alan Porter 118th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series

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