San Francisco Giants Dynasty

For the third time in five years, the San Francisco Giants are World Series champions!

Wild Card World Series

This year's American League and National League representatives in the World Series feature the last two teams to qualify for the postseason: The Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants. These two wild card teams both posted sub 90 win seasons, marking the first time that both teams in the World Series won less than 90 games.

Grand Slam

San Francisco Giants' Brandon Crawford became the first shortstop to hit a postseason Grand Slam during their Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the beginning of this month.

Identical Records

This year, three different "cross-town" rivals finished with identical records. The Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals both went 96-66, the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's went 88-74, and the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox went 73-89.