Game 1 Set to Make History: Brewers-Rays Could Be the First All-Indoor World Series
With Milwaukee's retractable roof expected to stay closed in chilly Friday weather, tonight's Brewers-Rays Game 1 could produce the first all-indoor Fall Classic in history — and the first since 1980 between two clubs chasing their maiden title.
When the first pitch is thrown at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday at American Family Field, baseball could witness something it never has before: the first all-indoor World Series in history.
With game-time temperatures expected in the upper 40s and low 50s, Milwaukee's retractable roof is likely to stay closed for the opener between the Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays. Combined with the Rays' fixed-roof Tropicana Field, the Series could be played entirely indoors. The only previous World Series at roofed parks, in 2020 and 2023, still featured three open-air games each year.
It is also the first Fall Classic since 1980 — Phillies versus Royals — in which both clubs are chasing their maiden championship. Milwaukee is back for the first time since 1982, while Tampa Bay is making its third trip, having lost in 2008 and 2020, and is playing its first season back at the Trop since Hurricane Milton.
The matchup is a study in contrasts: both teams led the majors with 55 home wins, and Milwaukee (19th) and Tampa Bay (25th) form the lowest-spending pennant-winner pair since 1991. Rays starter Nick Martinez takes on Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski, whose 104 mph fastball could produce the hardest pitch ever recorded in a World Series.