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Jeff Passan joins the Brewers' post-title bus ritual on ESPN MLB

Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick feature in the channel's most watched new upload, alongside Milwaukee's downtown championship rally.

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ESPN MLB Story of November 6, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

The "Rally Heater," the story of the 2026 World Champion Brewers

ESPN MLB moved from Milwaukee's championship-winning plays to the stories behind the celebration, posting fifteen videos across the week. The busiest new upload follows Jeff Passan onto the team bus, keeping a promise he made before the Brewers won it all.

In "The \"Rally Heater,\" the story of the 2026 World Champion Brewers", Passan explains how cigarettes became a clubhouse inside joke. He credits fellow reporter Alden Gonzalez with discovering the story, then recounts arranging to join Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick for a smoke if Milwaukee won the World Series. The planned batting-cage gathering eventually becomes a late-night bus encounter, complete with a photograph and an apology to the driver.

The clip has reached roughly 118,000 views. Beneath it, viewers wonder how Trevor Megill escaped involvement, discuss keeping the championship roster together and notice the Evil Empire album behind Passan. It's a different conversation from the on-field opportunism in Milwaukee's clincher that we covered here last week.

Elsewhere, the downtown championship rally gets its own broadcast, while "How the Brewers Built a World Series Champion Team | Sources Tell Jeff Passan" widens the lens to roster building, William and Willson Contreras' brotherly bond and Christian Yelich's title prediction.

The audience grew modestly, adding about 1,000 subscribers, although daily viewing is now well below its usual level. Among nearby sports channels, CBS Sports College Football had a particularly busy week; NHL on ESPN's daily viewing is close to its normal rhythm.

For ESPN MLB, the most active upload right now asks "Will we see Baseball in 2027??" The championship bus story is close behind, leaving the channel between celebrating the season just finished and examining the labor uncertainty beyond it.

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What viewers say

I hope this team stays together. Run it back exactly as it is
@markalton4610See it on YouTube
Didn’t know it was possible to like Jeff more… but he’s got the Evil Empire album in the background 👌
@horbgorbesonSee it on YouTube
This is awesome. I would've thought Megill would be involved.
@danielcp1985See it on YouTube

3 more comments

Well they said that this team played old school baseball
@matyG101See it on YouTube
This story is so well told and I'm honestly so jealous lol
@JackieDaytona1776See it on YouTube
What an amazing story, Jeff Passan is the 🐐
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