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#world-series

1996 - The Atlanta Braves continue to pound the ball, as they defeat the Yankees, 12 - 1, in the World Series opener. At age nineteen, Andruw Jones puts himself in the record books as the youngest player to hit a home run in the Series. He hits one homer in the se cone inning off Andy Pettitte and another in the third. John Smoltz picks up the win.

It all comes down to Game 7 in the American League Championship Series -- with a trip to the World Series on the line. The Toronto Blue Jays cruised to victory over the Seattle Mariners in a must-win Game 6 on Sunday night to keep their championship aspirations alive and force Monday's win-or-go-home ALCS finale, with the winner set to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Fall Classic.

And when you're on the wrong end of these series, especially when you get all the way to the end, it's not a good feeling. I remember what it felt like when we got there, and then we lost, so after losing two, you get to the point where you're like, 'All right, I'm not necessarily complacent or happy yet, till we do what we're trying to do.'

The Dodgers put tickets for potential World Series games on sale Tuesday, with the cheapest seat available for $881.95, according to an afternoon review of the team website. That seat - $800 for the ticket and $81.95 for fees - is located at the end of the reserve level, high above the field and next to the foul pole. World Series prices posted on the website Tuesday ranged as high as $1,510.05.

1998 - The Braves score five runs in the eighth inning to rally and defeat the San Diego Padres 7-6. Michael Tucker hits a three-run home run and drives in five runs in the game. 1999 - Greg Maddux and the Braves defeat the Mets 4-2 in Game 1 of the NLCS. Eddie Perez homered for Atlanta in the win.

A whole generation of Toronto Blue Jays fans grew up emulating Joe Carter's 1993 World Series heroics in backyards and neighborhood ball diamonds. Unfortunately, fans young and old who were lucky enough to watch the back-to-back championship teams of the early 90s on that moment of playoff glory for more than two decades. Then it was José Bautista and Edwin Encarnación who came along to give us more franchise-defining postseason moments. Now, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the Blue Jays' current franchise icon, wants to give a new generation of Canadian baseball fans a new playoff moment to hang their hats on this October. If there's anyone who can do it, it's Guerrero.

When the winning run scored in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, the New York Mets melted into a white-and-blue swirl near home plate, celebrating their implausible comeback from the brink of defeat. Right in the middle of all that humanity was Davey Johnson, who had arrived at the mob scene before many of his players. Those '86 Mets with all their brashness, belligerence and unapologetic brilliance would not have been the same without their 43-year-old manager.

Jason Varitek is celebrated as the stoic captain of the 2004 and 2007 Red Sox championship teams, an emblem of leadership and consistency during his tenure.

Talking to Orel about some of that stuff that he's gone through and the way people react to him, I think it's obviously two different situations.

Ed Sprague's outlier year was 1996, where he set career highs in runs (88), hits (146), homers (36), RBI (101), walks (60) and slugging average (.496). This performance ranks as one of the best seasons for a Blue Jay third baseman, marked by the presence of controversy around the team's association with Roger Clemens' trainer.

In 2011, the Braves achieved a significant milestone by claiming their 10,000th win in franchise history, dating back to their origins as the Boston Red Caps in 1876.

The RIZIN Fighting Federation made its South Korean debut, showcasing a mix of Japanese and Korean talents in an exciting World Series event.