The Atlanta Braves wins 2021 World Series after defeating Houston Astros 7-0 in game 6.
The 88-win team that, via Joc Pederson’s playoff prowess, inspired men, women and children to don pearl necklaces will now be fitted with diamond rings. They are World Series champs for the fourth time in franchise history and just the second since moving to Atlanta in 1966.
They are World Series champs not just because Soler, who was given the Willie Mays World Series MVP Award presented by Chevrolet after hitting three go-ahead homers in the six games, literally knocked one out of the park with his mammoth three-run shot off Astros right-hander Luis Garcia in the third inning, but because general manager Alex Anthopoulos figuratively knocked it out of the park by acquiring Soler and several other impact players leading up to the July 30 Trade Deadline.
They are World Series champs not just because Max Fried was fantastic in the finale — going six scoreless innings in which he allowed just four hits with no free passes and six strikeouts. But because of the patchwork pitching plan manager Brian Snitker and Co. successfully put together after Game 1 starter Charlie Morton fractured his right fibula.
With this win and this awesome October, an organization — and a city — rife with playoff pain, including a record streak of 16 postseason appearances without a championship, got one over on the baseball gods.
Atlanta completed a mathematically improbable journey to Tuesday’s champagne bath. The NL East champs didn’t have a winning record until Aug. 6, and they had the lowest win total (88) of any team to reach MLB’s postseason this year, including the Wild Card clubs. The Braves are just the eighth sub-90-win team to win a World Series in a non-shortened season.
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