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

In the most recent World Series, 11.4% of pitches were splitters—proving that in baseball, the 1980s are cool again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Knowing your track record, you write a column predicting the Dodgers will not win the World Series this year, thereby ensuring that they will, in fact, win the World Series this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

It was doubly bold, because Seaver was a clean-cut former Marine not given to agitation, and the World Series hadn’t even started.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

On their way into the clubhouse Thursday, Dodgers players were greeted by the World Series championship trophies they won in 2024 and 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He would get Abby safely into the camper and then he could listen to Game One of the World Series while she took a nap.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret