After 44 years, the Brew Crew returns to the World Series

NPR | By Ron Elving

Published October 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM MDT

The Brewers head to the World Series how do they compare to the 1982 squad? We ask NPR's Ron Elving, who covered them.

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Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.

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