2026 World Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay Rays

WORLD SERIES RECAPS UP THE MORNING AFTER GAMES

Buster Olney previews the 2026 World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays. Brewers broadcaster Jeff Levering and Rays play-by-play voice Andy Freed join Buster to discuss their pennant-clinching calls, keys to the World Series, Jacob Misiorowski vs. Junior Caminero, their late-broadcast partners Bob Uecker and Dave Wills, World Series fever gripping Milwaukee and Tampa Bay, and the similarities between Brewers manager Pat Murphy and Rays manager Kevin Cash. Then, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game. Later, Hembo stops by to talk about salary cap architect Hal Steinbrenner and the latest on the MLB labor negotiations, the most impressive thing about Rays’ run, if there is reason to worry ahead of Misiorowski’s Game 1 start, the differing pitching strategy between the teams, home field advantages, and World Series predictions.

0:00 Welcome

1:10 Brewers broadcaster Jeff Levering & Rays broadcaster Andy Freed

1:31 Calling a team on a World Series run

6:20 World Series key for Milwaukee

7:59 World Series key for Tampa Bay

10:40 Jacob Misiorowski vs. Junior Caminero

12:37 Freed remembers longtime Rays announcer Dave Wills

15:53 Levering remembers Hall of Famer Bob Uecker

19:40 World Series fever in Milwaukee, Tampa Bay

23:52 Brewers manager Pat Murphy is a character