2023 World Series

The 2023 World Series will be the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2023 season, and will be the 119th edition of the World Series. It is a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers and the National League (NL) champion Arizona Diamondbacks. The series is scheduled to be played between October 27 and November 4, if all seven games are necessary, and will be broadcast on Fox and ESPN Radio.[1][2]

2023 World Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Texas Rangers (0) Bruce Bochy 90–72 (.556), GB: 0
Arizona Diamondbacks (0) Torey Lovullo 84–78 (.519), GB: 16
DatesOctober 27 – November 4[lower-alpha 1]
VenueGlobe Life Field (Texas)
Chase Field (Arizona)
UmpiresTBD
Broadcast
TelevisionFox (United States – English)
Fox Deportes (United States – Spanish)
MLB International (International)
TV announcersJoe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci (Fox)
RadioESPN (United States – English)
Radio announcersJon Sciambi, Jessica Mendoza, Eduardo Pérez, and Buster Olney (ESPN)
ALCSTexas Rangers over Houston Astros (4–3)
NLCSArizona Diamondbacks over Philadelphia Phillies (4–3)
World Series

Texas will have a home-field advantage due to having a better record than Arizona.

Background
See also: 2023 Major League Baseball postseason

This will be the first postseason meeting between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Both teams lost over 100 games in 2021.[3] This series will be the third time in the history of the World Series where both are wild card teams, after 2002 and 2014. Additionally, this is the first World Series to not feature either the Houston Astros or Los Angeles Dodgers since 2016. This will be the third World Series contested by expansion teams after 2015 and 2019. This will the be the first World Series in which both teams play their home games with a roof. This will be the first World Series since 2020 to have all games played on artificial turf as well as the first World Series since 1993 to have all games played on artificial turf without the use of a neutral-site.

Texas Rangers
See also: 2023 Texas Rangers season

During the regular season, the Texas Rangers were led by an AL-best offense in runs scored and were tied with the Minnesota Twins in home runs.[4] The Rangers led the AL at the All-Star Game with five players in Jonah Heim, Josh Jung, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, and Nathan Eovaldi.[5] Mid-season injuries to staff-aces Jacob deGrom and Eovaldi led the Rangers to acquire closer Aroldis Chapman, middle reliever Chris Stratton, and starting pitchers Jordan Montgomery and Max Scherzer.[6][7][8] Despite leading the AL West for most of the season, poor play late in the year saw the team finish second in the division behind the Houston Astros.

The Rangers qualified for the postseason as the fifth seed wild card entrant in the American League. In the Wild Card Series, they swept the fourth-seeded Tampa Bay Rays. In the Division Series, they swept the American League East division winner and top-seeded Baltimore Orioles. In the American League Championship Series, they defeated their division rival and defending World Series champion Houston Astros in seven games to win their third American League pennant in franchise history.[9] The Rangers made it to the World Series for the first time since 2011, where they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. The Rangers are heading in as the favorites to win the series for the first time all postseason while also seeking their first World Series title in franchise history, which would put an end to their World Series championship title drought of 62 seasons since their franchise began, the second-longest active championship drought in Major League Baseball behind the Cleveland Guardians. The Rangers are also looking into ending their franchise sports curse called the "Curse of Bob Short".[10]

This is a return to the World Series for three-time World Champion Bruce Bochy, who is looking to tie Walter Alston and Joe Torre for fourth on the list of World Series victories for managers.[11]

Arizona Diamondbacks
See also: 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks season

Just two years removed from a 110-loss season in 2021, the Diamondbacks qualified for the postseason as the sixth seed wild card entrant in the National League. In the Wild Card Series, they swept the third-seeded and National League Central division winner Milwaukee Brewers. In the Division Series, they swept and upset the National League West division winner, second-seeded, and 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers. In the National League Championship Series, they defeated the fourth-seeded and defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies in seven games to win their second National League pennant and make it to the World Series for the first time since 2001. The Diamondbacks are seeking their second World Series title in franchise history.[12] The 84 wins is the lowest amount for a full season NL champion since the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals, who had 83 wins.

Matchup

Series tied, 0–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 27Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas RangersGlobe Life Field8:03 pm- 
2October 28Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas RangersGlobe Life Field8:03 pm- 
3October 30Texas Rangers vs. Arizona DiamondbacksChase Field8:03 pm- 
4October 31Texas Rangers vs. Arizona DiamondbacksChase Field8:03 pm- 
5November 1†Texas Rangers vs. Arizona DiamondbacksChase Field8:03 pm- 
6November 3†Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas RangersGlobe Life Field8:03 pm- 
7November 4†Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas RangersGlobe Life Field8:03 pm-

† If necessary Times listed are in (EDT)

Arizona vs. Texas

This is the first postseason meeting between Texas and Arizona.

Game 1
October 27, 2023 7:03 pm (CDT) at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
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Game 2
October 28, 2023 7:03 pm (CDT) at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
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Game 3
October 30, 2023 5:03 pm (MST) at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona
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Game 4
October 31, 2023 5:03 pm (MST) at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona
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Starting pitchers:
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Broadcasting

The World Series will be televised in the United States by Fox. Play-by-play announcer Joe Davis will call the event with Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz as color analyst, and Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci as field reporters. Kevin Burkhardt will host the pregame and postgame shows, joined by analysts Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and David Ortiz.[13]

ESPN Radio will air the series in the United States. Jon Sciambi will call the play-by-play, taking over for Dan Shulman, with Jessica Mendoza and Eduardo Pérez as color analysts and Buster Olney as field reporter.[14]

Sponsorship

The 2023 World Series was sponsored by Capital One, as part of a multi-year agreement. This sponsorship included logo branding in-stadium and on official digital properties on the field, as well as commercial inventory during Fox's telecasts of the games.[15]

Notes
  1. World Series Game 7, if necessary, will be played November 4; the soonest the postseason could end is October 31, the date of a World Series Game 4.

References
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  7. Thompson, Cole (August 14, 2023). "Going Inside Deadline Deals by Rangers". Sports Illustrated Texas Rangers News, Analysis and More. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. "Rangers add lefty Montgomery for playoff push: 'We're in a great spot'". MLB.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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  10. SportsDay Staff (November 1, 2011). "The truth is out - a curse is to blame for Rangers' Series loss". Dallas News. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  11. Singh • •, Sanjesh (October 24, 2023). "Here's a list of the best managers in MLB history". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  12. "Diamondbacks shock Phillies in NLCS Game 7, advance to first World Series since 2001". USA TODAY.
  13. "FOX Sports Sets Postseason Lineup Led by Hall of Famers, World Champions and Lauded Broadcasters - Fox Sports Press Pass".
  14. Rajan, Ronce (October 6, 2023). "ESPN Radio Broadcast Teams for Remainder of 2023 MLB Postseason".
  15. Jabari Young (March 28, 2022). "MLB reaches a $125 million sponsorship deal with Capital One". CNBC.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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