World Series

American  

Or World's Series

noun

Baseball.

1. an annual series of games between the winning teams of the two major leagues: the first team to win four games being champions of the U.S.

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World Series British  

noun

1. baseball (in the US and Canada) a best-of-seven playoff for the world championship between the two winning teams in the major leagues at the end of the season

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World Series Cultural  

1. A series of baseball games held each October between the champions of the two major baseball leagues, the American League and the National League.

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Etymology

Origin of World Series

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Dusty Baker, 76, is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager who won two World Series championships and a Gold Glove Award.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

This is not a World Series or even a Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Not surprisingly, the two-time defending World Series champions dominated a Loyola Marymount poll that asked residents to identify their favorite pro team among the 12 in the local media market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Baseball’s current collective bargaining agreement expires about a month after the World Series, at which point owners are all but certain to initiate a lockout that could threaten the 2027 season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

That past October, the Yankees had not even made it to the World Series.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac