New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history. They closed out the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Wednesday, October 28 (US time), taking the series 4-1 and ending a long drought for the club and the city.

This marked the Milwaukee Brewers' first World Series title and their first appearance in the Fall Classic since 1982, a gap of 44 years. The championship arrived in the franchise's 57th season in Milwaukee. It was also the city's first World Series crown since the Milwaukee Braves won in 1957. With this result, the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies remain the only current MLB franchises...