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This special Brewers World Series moment is over four decades in the making for Bud Selig

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Heyman, J. (2026, October 23). This special Brewers World Series moment is over four decades in the making for Bud Selig. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/sports/brewers-world-series-is-44-years-in-the-making-for-bud-selig/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Jon Heyman

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Bud Selig, former Brewers owner and current commissioner emeritus, expressed his joy at the Brewers reaching their second World Series after waiting 44 years since the team's first appearance and 58 years since he brought the franchise to Milwaukee. At age 92, Selig told The Post that this moment is significant for both him and the city of Milwaukee. He also noted that this year’s team has a unique quality, with three World Series starters in their first full seasons, a rare occurrence similar to the 2015 Mets.
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The Brewers are set to compete in their second World Series after a long wait of 44 years since their first appearance and 58 years since Bud Selig, former Brewers owner and MLB Commissioner Emeritus, brought the team to Milwaukee. At 92 years old, Selig expressed his joy over the team's achievement: "This is a great moment for me. This is a great moment for Milwaukee." The current roster includes three rookie pitchers—Jacob Misiorowski, Logan Henderson, and Robert Gasser—who are set to start in their first full seasons, an uncommon feat similar to the 2015 Mets with Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, and Steven Matz.

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🔮 The Brewers, from MLB’s 30th market, went practically wire-to-wire, logging 114 victories en route to a championship hardly anyone predicted, even the friendly folks of Brew City.
🔮 The real shame now is that the Yankees couldn’t even beat these Rays.
🔮 Jake Bauers, the Brewers’ NLCS MVP who turned his game around after nearly calling it quits, will obviously continue his career now and the free-agent-to-be told The Post, “I would love to come back.
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🔮 While he would have had to severely adjust his goal had he continued to pitch like he did in Queens, he’s only reminded folks how good he is, and maybe even upped the stakes by hitting 99 mph and improving his changeup and pitch mix as a Ray.
🔮 While we wait for the Yankees to settle their vital non-player personnel questions — GM Brian Cashman is expected to be extended, and it still seems more likely than not that manager Aaron Boone will be kept — let’s review what needs to be done to improve a roster that’s consistently good enough to play into October, but not too far into the month. 1.
🔮 The Yankees are expected to extend the $23.15M qualifying offer to free-agent closer David Bednar, who had a terrific year, sources say.
🔮 Sources say one or two Yankees bigs were slightly to somewhat annoyed that captain/three-time MVP Aaron Judge suggested the $320M Yankees could spend more after they were swept by the Rays in the division series.
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🔮 By the old Steinbrenner standards, Boone would have been gone six years ago.
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🔮 Ex-Yankees coach Joe Espada has made the playoffs two of three years as Houston manager, but his tenure may depend on who’s hired as GM.
🔮 “I know what he would like to do. …
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Brewers Mets Milwaukee The Post World Series

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Brewers ORG · 3× Mets ORG · 3× Milwaukee GPE · 2× Bud Selig PERSON · 1× Jacob Misiorowski PERSON · 1× Logan Henderson PERSON · 1× Noah Syndergaard PERSON · 1× Robert Gasser PERSON · 1× Selig PERSON · 1× The Post ORG · 1×

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The last one to do so was the 2015 Mets, with Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz, who’s now a Ray Kevin Long, whom the Mets are interviewing for the hitting coach job after his Phillies firing, has strong ties there, not only with Soto from the Nats but with Mets exec Carlos Beltrán, who cited Long as the one who taught him how to switch hit as a young Royals minor leaguer.
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Commissioner emeritus and former Brewers owner Bud Selig waited 44 years for the Brewers’ second World Series, 58 years since he brought the team to Milwaukee. asserted
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This is a great moment for Milwaukee,” Selig, 92, told The Post. asserted
Selig → tell → Post
“I had a good feeling this year. asserted
I → have → feeling
This team, you’re going to see, is different.” asserted
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The Brewers are a rare team to employ three World Series starters in their first full seasons (Jacob Misiorowski, Logan Henderson, Robert Gasser). asserted
Brewers → employ → seasons
The last one to do so was the 2015 Mets, with Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz, who’s now a Ray Kevin Long, whom the Mets are interviewing for the hitting coach job after his Phillies firing, has strong ties there, not only with Soto from the Nats but with Mets exec Carlos Beltrán, who cited Long as the one who taught him how to switch hit as a young Royals minor leaguer. asserted
who → do → leaguer
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