The Houston Astros won their first World Series in 2017 against expectations. They acquired players like Brian McCann and Justin Verlander in the offseason and had homegrown talent like Dallas Keuchel, Jose Altuve, and George Springer. The Astros had one of the best records in baseball at 101 wins but had to grind through tough seven-game series against the Red Sox, Yankees, and Dodgers to take their first championship.

1. Shaun Benderson
Blast off: How the Houston Astros won
their rst World Series
Before the 2017 season began, only a few picked the Houston Astros to reach the World
Series, let alone win the Major League Baseball title. Plenty did see the team clinching the
American League West division, only to fall short in the playo s.
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The Astros, on the other hand, believed they could take on any team in a seven-game series,
especially after acquiring several key players, including Brian McCann and Justin Verlander
in the o season. They also banked on the development of homegrown players, 2015 Cy
Young awardee Dallas Keuchel, eventual 2017 American League MVP José Altuve, and 2017
World Series MVP George Springer.
With plenty of talent on the roster, some argued in the preseason that this was the strongest
team Houston has ever elded – even better than the 2005 team that reached the World
Series.

2. Houston proved those claims right after recording 101 wins – the rst time it topped the
century mark and the third-best record in MLB, just behind Los Angeles Dodgers and
Cleveland Indians.
In the playo s, the Astros showed that they were as talented as they were gritty and
determined. After defeating Boston Red Sox with relative ease in the American League
Division Series, Houston had to grind it out in the American League Championship Series and
the World Series, against New York Yankees and the Dodgers, respectively.
Both series went the full seven games and pushed the Astros to dig deep and grind it out to
win the rst World Series in the franchise’s 55-year history.
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shaunbenderson December 30, 2017 Sports baseball, Houston Astros, MLB, Sports, World Series
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