The World Series is more than just a game between the best teams in baseball. It is a unique tradition that has survived wars, a global pandemic, a players’ strike and even a breakdown in collective bargaining.

The NL champion Giants boycotted the 1904 Series against the AL champ Boston Pilgrims, but the World Series officially began in 1905 and has been played every year since (except for 1994, which was canceled due to a players’ strike). The series features a best-of-seven format and has produced some of baseball’s most memorable moments.

For the Washington Nationals, it’s been a season filled with highs and lows. They won the NL pennant but struggled to win at home. And, after losing Game 1 of the World Series against Justin Verlander, many questioned whether they would ever win a title.

But in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, trailing 3-2 to New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman, the Nationals got a lead-off single from Ryan Zimmerman and a two-run home run from Austin Wells.

With their first Series lead of the night, they turned to a pitcher who hadn’t started a game this postseason and had an ERA that exceeded 5. But Blake Treinen was able to keep the score close with his deceptive fastball and power cutter. That’s how the Nationals won the Series in seven games, proving that they were indeed a championship team. Watch highlights from this year’s Fall Classic, with John Smoltz and Joe Davis on the call for FOX Sports, plus live in-game analysis from FOX Sports writers Deesha Thosar and Rowan Kavner.