World Series set: Rays vs. Brewers, with Game 1 Friday in Milwaukee

As of 8:55 a.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers will meet in the World Series, with Game 1 set for 8 p.m. ET Friday, Oct. 23, in Milwaukee, according to MLB.com.

The Rays clinched the American League pennant with a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series at Tropicana Field on Monday, MLB.com reported. Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, a night after saying, "It all ends tomorrow. We're going to win tomorrow." Freddy Peralta was named ALCS MVP.

The Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in four games in the National League Championship Series, clinching with a 6-4 win at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 15, MLB.com reported. GROKsiNEWS.com earlier reported on the Brewers' NLCS sweep. Jake Bauers was NLCS MVP.

Schedule

The Brewers, who went 103-59, have home-field advantage, MLB.com said. Games 1 and 2 are in Milwaukee on Friday and Saturday, and Games 3, 4 and 5 are in St. Petersburg on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 26-28, with Game 5 if necessary. Games 6 and 7, if necessary, would be played in Milwaukee on Oct. 30 and 31. All games start at 8 p.m. ET and air on FOX and FOX Deportes, according to MLB.com.

Return trips

This is the Rays' third World Series appearance, after 2008 and 2020, and the Brewers' second, after 1982, when they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games as an American League team, according to MLB.com.