On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to win the World Series. 

The organization captured its first-ever World Series title after many seasons of postseason disappointment, despite strong regular-season records.

Not only did Milwaukee finally win the big one, but they did so without the long ball this season. 

Home runs are the most exciting things in baseball with the moments they come with.

However, the Brewers didn’t need as much this season and were still very dominant throughout the season.

The Brewers were second-to-last in the majors for home runs in the regular season.

Most of the offensive production came from their high volume of base hits, which led to them leading the league in hits as well as RBIs. 

They proved to many that a team can win without always having to be a threat to knock it out of the park.

Now, although it wasn’t common for Milwaukee to hit a ton of home runs, that doesn’t mean they weren’t capable.

With big-time hitters like Jackson Chourio, Jake Bauers, Cooper Pratt, World Series MVP William Contreras, and others, they came out on top.

Milwaukee also ironically led the postseason in home runs with 13, which is expected when you go all the way to the World Series and win it.

Still, that is an impressive feat for the team, and their ability to win in different ways is what made them so difficult to defeat.

Whether the Brewers were swinging for the fences or not, they made solid use of every at-bat and made it difficult for teams to contain them.

Even after winning it all, the Brewers still have a few minor free-agent decisions to make.

Nonetheless, roster construction shouldn’t even be the main concern for Milwaukee as a lockout is becoming increasingly likely. 

Aside from any lockout or free agency moves, Milwaukee is in great shape to remain contenders on a long-term basis as most of their core players are under contract for some time.

Time will tell how next season will be affected as Milwaukee begins their title defense. For now, the Brewers have earned the right to celebrate this franchise accomplishment for as long as it takes until the first pitch of 2027 is thrown.