Milwaukee Brewers Celebrate First World Series Title With Parade After Game 5 Win Over Rays

The Milwaukee Brewers held a championship parade through Milwaukee after winning the first World Series title in franchise history, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5. Fans filled the city's streets for the celebration. Manager Pat Murphy spoke on stage at the end of the route with Brewers play-by-play announcer Brian Anderson and said he had to urinate as badly as anyone ever had during the parade. The team also took the Commissioner's Trophy to Lambeau Field for a Packers game as the celebrations continued. Milwaukee County Executive Crowley, who is in a tight race for governor against Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Wisconsin Republican, rode in the parade in a black sports car with his wife, Ericka. ESPN described Milwaukee as the 2026 champion and began looking ahead to 2027 rankings.

Right-leaning outlets treat the parade as a light, beer-themed celebration. Fox News leads with Murphy's bladder remark, quotes him directly, and surrounds it with references to the Fox broadcast crew of Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez and Kevin Burkhardt, plus players William Contreras and Christian Yelich, and links to stories on beer promises, karaoke and the Lambeau Field trophy raise. The Washington Times similarly frames the day as a long-awaited victory party and a beer-soaked celebration worthy of the team's name, centered on fans flooding the streets. Neither excerpt mentions politics. The Washington Post, on the left, instead leads with Wisconsin politics at the parade, naming Crowley, his tight race with Tiffany, and his ride in the car with his wife, and it mentions the reactions of some fans. Both sides agree the parade was a major celebration of the title, but they differ on who they feature: players, managers and revelers on the right, a gubernatorial candidate on the left. The alternative outlets ESPN and Yahoo Sports take separate angles, with a 2027 power-rankings look ahead and a Red Sox player's championship moment.