Brewers Win First World Series Title, Beating Rays in Game 5, and Celebrate With Milwaukee Parade

The Milwaukee Brewers won the first World Series title in franchise history by beating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5, then celebrated with a parade through Milwaukee. It is Wisconsin's first Major League Baseball championship since the Milwaukee Braves won in 1957. Fans flooded the city's streets for the beer-soaked celebration. At the end of the parade route, manager Pat Murphy spoke on stage with Brewers play-by-play announcer Brian Anderson and said he had needed to pee as badly as anyone ever has. Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, who is in a tight race for governor against Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany, rode in the parade in a black sports car with his wife, Ericka. The team also kept celebrating by raising the Commissioner's Trophy at Lambeau Field during a Packers game. Players William Contreras and Christian Yelich appeared with a Fox broadcast crew that reviewed the team's postseason run.

Fox News, on the right, leads with Murphy's bladder anecdote in a jokey tone, and its linked headlines mention a star's beer promise, coach karaoke and the Lambeau appearance. It features Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez and Kevin Burkhardt rather than any politics. The Washington Times also stresses party atmosphere, describing fans flooding the streets and a celebration fitting the team's name. On the left, NPR leads with the historic first-ever title and the link to the 1957 Braves. The Washington Post focuses on politics, noting Crowley's parade appearance and his governor's race with Tiffany. Both sides agree on the title and parade; they differ in emphasis, with the right on humor and revelry and the left on history and politics. ESPN, listed as alternative, looks ahead with 2027 power rankings asking whether the Brewers rank No. 1.