Connections: Sports Edition — October 23, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from MLB teams that made it to this year's League Championship Series, to retired team names from baseball history, to Milwaukee Brewers All-Stars across the decades, and finally to World Series MVP surnames with their first letter swapped out.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is a Major League Baseball team that reached the League Championship Series this season.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these was once the official name of an MLB franchise that has since changed.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these is the surname of a Milwaukee Brewers All-Star from an earlier era.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these is the surname of a former World Series MVP with its first letter changed to a different one.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
MLB Teams To Reach The League Championship Series This Year
RAYS · BREWERS · GUARDIANS · DODGERS
Former MLB Team Names
PILOTS · DEVIL RAYS · EXPOS · BROWNS
Brewers All-Stars, Historically
FINGERS · FIELDER · SHEETS · WEEKS
World Series MVPs, With The First Letter Changed
MEAGER · METER · CAMELS · EYE
This puzzle by the numbers
- World Series MVPs, With The First Letter Changed
- DEVIL RAYS
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