The Nationals beat the Astros 6-2 in Game 7 on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park to give Washington the crown and cap a thrilling World Series.
With the Year of the Home Run concluded, here’s a look at five big takeaways from the 2019 MLB season.
1) The baseball has to be fixed for 2020. The “juiced” baseball in play during the 2019 regular season led to all sorts of home run records, as the more aerodynamic ball changed the game overnight. The 6,776 total home runs were a single-season major league record, the Minnesota Twins set the all-time mark for homers by a single team with 307 and a record 273 players recorded double-digit dingers.