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We've hit the last Region to complete the full 128 field; the 128 greatest baseball teams ever assembled.
8. 1910 World Champion Philadelphia A's
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121. 2002 NL Champion San Francisco Giants
-The Yankees, understandably, have more representatives in the field than any other organization - second most is the A's. This is the only San Francisco Giants club in the tournament.
57. 1931 World Champion St Louis Cardinals
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72. 1951 World Champion New York Yankees
-The Giants have the most representatives in the field from the NL - tied for second is St Louis. DiMaggio and a 19 year old Mantle are on this Yankee club.
25. 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
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104. 1955 World Champion Brooklyn Dodgers
-Tied with Cards for second most NL entries? The Cubs and Dodgers.
40. 1995 AL Champion Cleveland Indians
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89. 1923 World Champion New York Yankees
-104 wins and a World Series loss to the Braves for this Cleveland team; 28 year old Babe Ruth has a pornographic 239 OPS+
9. 1905 World Champion New York Giants
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120. 2019 AL East New York Yankees
-The matchup featuring the largest expanse of time between the opponents (at least, right now...) over a 110 years separate these two New York clubs.
56. 2001 AL West Champion Seattle Mariners
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73. 1913 World Champion Philadelphia Athletics
-The Mariners won 116 games but couldn't get by the Yankees in the ALCS; 5 Hall of Famers on this A's squad.
24. 1938 World Champion New York Yankees
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105. 1957 World Champion Milwaukee Braves
-It really is entirely a coincidence that the Yankees make up exactly 1/4 of the field; this is #32; they meet Hank Aaron's only team in the tournament.
41. 2019 NL West Champion Los Angeles Dodgers
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88. 1903 World Champion Boston Red Sox
-And another coincidence - the first World Champions take on a team from last season when the Boston Americans take on the Dodgers.
That wraps up the preview - we kick off tomorrow with the first two series from Region One.
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