Brewers win first World Series, and Ashby talks grace
Aaron Ashby closed the postseason with a 0.00 ERA and says the peace he feels wasn't won by any title.
On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5, according to Sports Spectrum.
They finished the regular season with 103 wins, the best record in Major League Baseball and a franchise record. Then they swept the Dodgers, the two-time defending champions, in the National League Championship Series. They were three outs away from sweeping the Rays too, until Tampa Bay came back in the 12th inning of Game 4.
Reliever Aaron Ashby ended the postseason with a 0.00 ERA, Fox Sports reported. He threw 5.2 scoreless innings over three World Series games, with nine strikeouts, no walks and one hit allowed. His streak of 18 scoreless innings is the longest by a reliever in playoff history.
«A title is celebrated; grace is received.»
A calm nobody earned
Before the series began, Ashby told CBN Sports that the peace he didn't expect to feel came anyway: "The amount of peace that I didn't think I would feel, but that I do feel, has been overwhelming and undeniable" (Sígueme translation).
Milwaukee came into the Fall Classic with talent across the roster, but what held the team together was something else. After the game, Ashby told Fox that the group stayed united with a bond much like a family's.
When CBN Sports asked him what the name of Jesus means to him, the reliever spoke of a grace and a love we don't deserve and that we receive through his merciful love. That's the point: the calm he describes wasn't bought by any ring. A title is celebrated; grace is received.
Contreras, the MVP, and a team that holds together
The World Series Most Valuable Player award went to catcher William Contreras, who had eight hits in 21 at-bats, four RBIs, two runs scored, one stolen base and four runners caught stealing.
Contreras also guided a pitching staff that held Tampa Bay to two runs or fewer in three of the five games. When broadcaster Kevin Burkhardt asked Ashby if he wanted to share the honor with Contreras, the reliever politely turned it down and said the credit belonged to the catcher.
Ashby earned his own credit: in Game 4 he threw 2.1 innings with three strikeouts, and his name now sits next to the arms that carried the series.
Faith is visible in the dugout too
Second baseman Brice Turang went 6-for-19 with two RBIs and three runs scored, and recorded the out that sealed the championship. His Instagram bio features Psalm 37:5: "Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act" (ESV). He told CBN Sports that he feels blessed and wouldn't be there without God.
Center fielder Garrett Mitchell played all five games, with three hits and two RBIs. He has tattoos of the phrase "Keep the Faith" and of Jeremiah 29:11, and he spoke about holding on to his faith through diabetes and injuries. His conclusion was simple: God has a plan.
Nobody in that clubhouse presented the ring as a prize for believing. The trophy crowns a season; the trust they describe points to someone who doesn't hand out medals.
If your week depends on a scoreboard, a grade or someone's approval, you'll ride the roller coaster Ashby described before winning. Try something this week: before checking the result, thank God out loud for a grace that didn't depend on you. What changes when you know that grace can't be paid for with trophies?
