MLB’s Unlikely World Series Matchup

The Texas Rangers host the Arizona Diamondbacks, beginning a World Series matchup few could have predicted. We look into how these two clubs got here — and how they’ll impact viewership and ticket demand.

Plus, we hear from The Athletic’s senior MLB writer Evan Drellich on the Fall Classic, how incentivized MLB teams are to win, and an ongoing attempt to remove the league’s century-old antitrust exemption.