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Brewers reach World Series against another lower-spending team
Milwaukee swept the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League pennant and reach the World Series.
The Brewers will face either the Cleveland Guardians or the Tampa Bay Rays, depending on the American League result.
Both finalists will be in MLB’s bottom half for payroll, making this the first World Series between two lower-spending teams since 1991.
The matchup comes as team owners argue that a salary cap is needed to help clubs compete consistently, while players oppose the proposal.
Owners have proposed a cap with a spending floor, which the players’ association says it will not accept.
A lockout is likely to begin on December 2, six weeks before the World Series starts on October 23, and could put the 2027 season at risk.
The last time a salary-cap dispute led to a players’ strike, in 1994, the World Series was cancelled.
Milwaukee reached the World Series by sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.
The Brewers will face Cleveland or Tampa Bay in a best-of-seven series beginning Oct. 23.
Either matchup will bring together two teams in the bottom half of major-league payrolls for the first time since 1991.
The series comes as team owners and players dispute whether baseball should have a salary cap.
Owners have proposed a cap with a floor, which players say they will not accept.
- Who
- The Milwaukee Brewers and either the Cleveland Guardians or Tampa Bay Rays.
- What
- Milwaukee reached the World Series after sweeping the Dodgers. Its opponent will be Cleveland or Tampa Bay.
- When
- The series is scheduled to begin Oct. 23.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Milwaukee won the National League pennant with a four-game sweep of the Dodgers.
MLB owners
Players
Salary cap
MLB owners
Owners have proposed a salary cap with a floor.
Players
Players say they will never accept a salary cap.
Teams’ ability to compete
MLB owners
Commissioner Rob Manfred said there is a strong relationship between spending and reaching and advancing in the playoffs.
Players
Bruce Meyer said teams have the resources to compete and that players’ proposals would give them more resources and reward teams that compete.
Commissioner Rob Manfred made the case for a salary cap at the All-Star Game.
Milwaukee swept the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series to win the National League pennant.
Agent Scott Boras commented on how talent affects winning outcomes.
The World Series is scheduled to begin.
A lockout is likely to start, according to the article.
- Milwaukee payroll rank
- 19th in MLB as of Aug. 31
- Tampa Bay payroll rank
- 25th in MLB as of Aug. 31
- Cleveland payroll rank
- 30th in MLB as of Aug. 31
- Brewers opening-day payroll
- US$125.9-million
- Rays opening-day payroll
- US$90.5-million
- Guardians opening-day payroll
- US$75.5-million
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What people are saying
Our view of the world is that over a very long period of time there’s a very strong relationship between who gets into the playoffs and who proceeds, notwithstanding the exceptions we’ve got
They all have the resources to compete.
There’s no question that the probabilities of winning, success, are increased with greater talent, but we all know that talent has many variables as to how it performs at times.