Texas Rangers defeat Arizona Diamondbacks to win first World Series in franchise history

The Texas Rangers on Wednesday night defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the first World Series in their 63-year franchise history.

The Rangers defeated the Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5.

They were held hitless until the seventh inning when World Series MVP Corey Seager hit an opposite-field single, which was followed that inning by an RBI single by Mitch Garver to break a scoreless tie.