A first-time World Series champion? What Brewers-Rays means

The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays are set to face each other in the World Series, with the historic significance being that neither franchise has ever won a World Series title. Whichever team wins will claim their first-ever championship, making this a rare Fall Classic matchup between two franchises without a title. ESPN analysts have explored how the two teams fit the 'small-ball' narrative and ranked the matchup among the best World Series pairings since 2000.