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2004 American League Championship Series

2004 American League Championship Series: Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 4-3, October 12-21, 2004, becoming the first MLB team to win a postseason series after trailing 3-0; Ortiz was MVP; Boston then won the World Series.

2004 Boston Red Sox season

2004 Boston Red Sox season: 98-64 AL wild card team under Terry Francona that beat the Yankees 4-3 in the ALCS after trailing 0-3, then swept the Cardinals 4-0 for Boston's first World Series title since 1918.

2004 World Series

2004 World Series: Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 for their first title since 1918, ending the 86-year Curse of the Bambino after the historic 3-0 ALCS comeback against the Yankees; Manny Ramirez was MVP.

2005 World Series

The 2005 World Series: the Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros 4-0 (October 22-26, 2005) for their first title since 1917, finishing an 11-1 postseason; Jermaine Dye was MVP.

2006 World Series

2006 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers 4-1 for their 10th title and first since 1982; 83-win Cardinals, record five pitcher errors by Detroit, Eckstein MVP.

2007 World Series

The 2007 World Series was won by the Boston Red Sox, who swept the Colorado Rockies 4-0 from October 24 to 28, 2007, outscoring them 29-10, with Mike Lowell as MVP.

2008 World Series

2008 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 for their second title and first since 1980; Cole Hamels was MVP, and Game 5 became the first suspended World Series game, resumed after a 111-hour rain delay.

2009 World Series

2009 World Series: New York Yankees beat defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 (Oct 28-Nov 4, 2009) for MLB-record 27th title; Hideki Matsui first designated hitter named World Series MVP.

2010 Major League Baseball draft

2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft, held June 7-9, 2010; 46th June Amateur Draft. Bryce Harper went first overall to the Nationals, ahead of Taillon and Machado; Sale, Yelich, and deGrom were later stars.

2010 World Series

2010 World Series: San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-1 for the 106th Fall Classic; Edgar Renteria MVP (.412, 2 HR, 6 RBI); Giants' first title since 1954; Rangers' first appearance.

2011 Major League Baseball draft

2011 MLB draft, the June 2011 amateur draft: Gerrit Cole went first to Pittsburgh; Cole, Bauer, Rendon, Lindor, and Báez topped the class, with Mookie Betts a fifth-round steal and record $228 million in bonuses spent.

2011 World Series

2011 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals beat Texas Rangers 4-3 for their 11th title; defined by Game 6, when David Freese tied it twice down to the last strike and won it in the 11th inning.

2012 Major League Baseball draft

2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft, June 4-6, 2012; Astros took Carlos Correa No. 1, first Puerto Rican top pick; 1,238 players in 40 rounds; first draft with bonus pools.

2012 World Series

2012 World Series: San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers 4-0, October 24-28, 2012, for their second title in three years; Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs in Game 1 and won Series MVP.

2013 Major League Baseball draft

2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft, held June 6-8, 2013; Astros picked Mark Appel first overall. 1,216 players in 40 rounds; first Competitive Balance rounds; later stars Judge, Bryant, Bellinger.

2014 Major League Baseball draft

The 2014 Major League Baseball draft was the 50th June amateur draft, held June 5–7, 2014 over 40 rounds; Brady Aiken went first overall to the Astros but did not sign.

2014 Major League Baseball season

The 2014 Major League Baseball season opened in Sydney in March and ended with the San Francisco Giants beating the Kansas City Royals in the World Series.

2014 San Francisco Giants season

2014 San Francisco Giants season: the MLB campaign in which the 88-74 Giants won the Wild Card Game, NLDS, NLCS, and a seven-game World Series over Kansas City, their third title in five years, behind Madison Bumgarner's 0.43 ERA Series.

2014 World Series

2014 World Series: San Francisco Giants beat Kansas City Royals 4-3; Game 7 won 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium behind Madison Bumgarner's five scoreless relief innings; Bumgarner unanimous MVP; Giants' third title in five years; first road Game 7 win since 1979.

2015 Major League Baseball season

2015 Major League Baseball season, April 5 to November 1, 2015: Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 4-1 for their first World Series since 1985; Statcast debuted in all 30 ballparks and pace-of-game rules took effect.

2015 World Series

2015 World Series: Kansas City Royals beat New York Mets 4-1 (Oct 27-Nov 1, 2015) for their first title since 1985; Salvador Perez MVP; first all-expansion-team Fall Classic; Mets led in every game.

2016 Chicago Cubs season

2016 Chicago Cubs season: the 103-58-1 NL Central champions under Joe Maddon who beat Cleveland 4-3, winning Game 7 8-7 in 10 innings for the franchise's first World Series title since 1908.

2016 Cleveland Indians season

The 2016 Cleveland Indians season saw the team go 94-67 to win the AL Central, then lose the World Series in seven games to the Chicago Cubs.

2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

2016 MLB All-Star Game (87th Midsummer Classic), July 12, 2016 at Petco Park, San Diego; American League beat the National League 4-2, Eric Hosmer won MVP, and it was the last All-Star Game deciding World Series home-field advantage.

2016 Major League Baseball season

2016 MLB season: Chicago Cubs (103-58) beat Cleveland Indians 4-3 in the World Series, ending the Cubs' 108-year title drought with a 3-1 comeback and a 10-inning Game 7; Ben Zobrist was MVP.

2016 World Series

2016 World Series: Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians 4-3, winning Game 7 8-7 in ten innings on November 2, 2016, ending a 108-year title drought since 1908.

2017 Major League Baseball season

2017 Major League Baseball season, April 2 to November 1, 2017; Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 for first World Series title; Altuve and Stanton MVPs; new no-pitch intentional walk rule.

2017 World Series

The 2017 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship in which the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3, winning Game 7 at Dodger Stadium for their first title.

2018 Major League Baseball season

2018 MLB season, March 29-September 30 regular season under a new schedule format; Red Sox beat Dodgers 4-1 in the World Series for their fourth title since 2004; Game 3 was an 18-inning record.

2018 World Series

2018 World Series: the 114th MLB championship, in which the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 for their ninth title; Game 3 was the longest World Series game ever at 18 innings and 7 hours 20 minutes.