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The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season.The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.
The Cleveland Indians opened up their 2016 season with a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. Opening Day was scheduled for April 4, but was postponed due to a mixture of rain and snow until April 5.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series title in 108 years by defeating the host Cleveland Indians in the 10th inning of Game 7, 8–7, making up a three games to one deficit in the process. Ben Zobrist , who went 10-for-28 (.357) in the series and delivered a go-ahead double in the top of the inning, earned Most Valuable Player honors.
The Cubs defeated the Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series to win the team's first title since 1908.
The regular season ended on Sunday, October 2, 2016, and the postseason on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, with the Chicago Cubs coming back from a three games to one deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series and win their first championship since 1908.
The Chicago Cubs forced a Game 7 with a blowout win over Cleveland on Tuesday thanks to an offensive explosion.
This comeback would be even more difficult since the Cubs have to claim the final two games on the road - last done by the Pirates in 1979.