Three reasons why the Rays can finally win their first World Series title

The Rays, the AL’s best team throughout 2026, will try to win their first ring vs. the Brewers in their third WS trip

The Tampa Bay Rays, even though they won a robust 98 games during the regular season and bested the New York Yankees in the American League East race, are going to be underdogs in the World Series. That's because they're running up against the Milwaukee Brewers, who during the regular season won more games than the Rays and put up a much better run differential, all against a tougher schedule. "Underdog," however, does not mean "fated to lose," especially in a sport like baseball and just as especially when the Rays are such a strong team in their own rights. Any team is capable of beating any other in this sport, and in this instance, a Rays series win would be barely a mild upset.

Now, it's hard to say the two teams are perfectly evenly matched, but they're not far from it, really. On that note, let's have a quick look at why the Rays may indeed be poised to win the World Series that lurks before us. Yes, the Brewers have the one-two punch of Jacob Misiorowski, the NL Cy Young favorite, and rookie standout Logan Henderson, but the Rays boast Drew Rasmussen and deadline addition (and ALCS MVP) Freddy Peralta, the former Brewer stalwart. On paper, you'd lean Brewers on this front, but consider these rotation fronts