In 2019, the Houston Astros had a successful season, finishing with 107 wins, the best record in baseball. As the No. 1 seed in the American League, they advanced through the Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays and the ALCS against the New York Yankees. However, they fell short in the World Series against the Washington Nationals, losing in a heartbreaking Game 7 on their home field.
Five years later, in 2024, Washington is celebrating its first franchise championship by hosting a three-game series with Houston at Nationals Park. The series will be held over a weekend of festivities that include fireworks set to “2019 World Champion Music” on Friday night, and replica World Series rings for the first 20,000 fans at Saturday’s game. There will also be a video tribute to the 2019 World Series and former players from the championship team will participate in pre-game activities.
Only three current Washington players were part of the 2019 World Series team, while seven Astros have played for them since then. One of these seven players is Justin Verlander, who was one of Houston’s key contributors during their run to victory in 2019 and has been with them ever since. Verlander will be looking to lead his new team to victory during this series and possibly get some revenge against his old teammates for their loss back then.
The Nationals are hoping that this series will help them continue their momentum towards becoming one of baseball’s top teams and finally cementing their place as legitimate title contenders once again.
Overall, this series promises to be an exciting showdown between two top teams with plenty of history behind them. Both sides have something to prove and both are determined to come out on top.
In conclusion, it will be interesting to see how this matchup unfolds as both teams look to make a statement and cement their legacy as championship teams.
