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The 1999 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1999 season.The 95th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the defending American League (AL) and World Series champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves in a rematch of the 1996 World Series, in which the Yankees prevailed.
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 1999 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees sweeping the Atlanta Braves in the World Series. The previous record of most home runs hit in a season, set at 5,064 in 1998, [ 1 ] was broken once again as the American League and National League combined to hit 5,528 home runs. [ 2 ]
In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and defeated the Atlanta Braves in 4 games to win their 25th World Series title. By winning their 25th World Series, the New York Yankees became the most successful team in North America, a record previously held by the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. In that year, free-to-air broadcasts returned to WNYW ...
The postseason began on October 5, 1999, and ended on October 27, 1999, with the Yankees sweeping the Braves in the 1999 World Series. It was the Yankees' 25th title, which made the Yankees the team with the most championship wins in North American sports, surpassing the Montreal Canadiens who won 24.
The nominees for the All-Century team were presented at the 1999 MLB All-Star Game at Fenway Park. [2] Preceding Game 2 of the 1999 World Series, the members of the All-Century Team were revealed. Every living player named to the team attended. [3]
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB). ... and 1999 World Series over the course of a five-year-long contract, ...
The 1999 NAIA World Series was the 43rd annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. [1] The tournament was played, for the one and only time, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.