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Arizona Diamondbacks: 3rd NL Pennant
1905 1907 1925
“On a cool October evening in the Arizona desert — beneath a sky painted with fading daylight and the anticipation of a city that has waited nearly two decades — the Diamondbacks have done it. They have won the National League pennant.”
Tonight, Arizona claims its third trip to the Fall Classic. Their first in eighteen years. A drought measured not only in seasons but in eras — in the aging of players, the turnover of rosters, and the evolving heartbeat of a franchise that once stunned the baseball world in 1905 with a championship, and has been chasing a return to that summit ever since.
And on this night, in this decisive Game 7, the Diamondbacks left little doubt.
A 14–5 victory.
Twenty-one hits.
A relentless, unyielding display of offense.
The fourth inning alone — six runs, a storm of timely hitting — reshaped the landscape of the game. From there, the Diamondbacks added to their total with the casual ferocity of a team sensing history within reach. And when they struck for six more in the eighth, the celebration had already begun in the stands.
At the center of it all was Jason Gonzalez of Cornwall, NY — whose sweet, compact swing carried him through the series and lifted his team. He is the MVP, and deservedly so.
A .452 average.
A .528 on-base percentage.
Four home runs.
Nine runs batted in.
Eleven runs scored.
In any era, in any ballpark, those numbers are extraordinary. In a postseason series — transcendent.
“It feels good. I’m seeing the ball well,” said Gonzalez afterward with the understated tone of a man who knows the work is not yet complete. “I hope it continues.”
And so do the Diamondbacks.
Because now, they move on to face the Cleveland Indians — the defending champions, battle-tested, and on the cusp of a dynasty. Cleveland dispatched the Yankees in five games and arrives at the World Series with confidence and purpose.
Arizona arrives with history and hunger.
It has been twenty long years since the Diamondbacks last stood on the doorstep of October immortality. And they now seek only the second World Series title in franchise history, a journey that will unfold over the next week, one pitch at a time.
This is the beauty of baseball.
A game that can swing on inches and instincts.
A season that can hinge on a single night.
And tonight, that night belonged to Arizona.
The Diamondbacks—pennant winners once more.
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