<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-2010, uWashington waba ngumphathi wesibili weqembu leRangers ngemva kukaJohnny Oates ukuthatha iqembu lakhe liye emdlalweni wokugcina. Ngo-Okthoba 12, 2010, uWashington waba ngumphathi wokuqala emlandweni we-franchise ukunqoba uchungechunge lwe-playoff, ngokunqoba okungu-3 × 2 ku-ALDS phezu kweTampa Bay Rays. Ngo-October 22, 2010, iWashingtons Rangers yahlula iNew York Yankees emdlalweni  <response>: I-ALCS emidlalweni eyisithupha, ukuze ikhuphukele kwi-World Series yokuqala emlandweni we-franchise, ngaphambi kokulahlekelwa yiSan Francisco Giants emidlalweni emihlanu. Ubuye waba ngumdlali wesithathu wase-Afrika waseMelika ukuphatha iqembu kwi-World Series, ejoyina uCito Gaston, ophathe iToronto Blue Jays kwi-World Championship ngo-1992 nango-1993 World Series, noDusty Baker, ophathe amaGiants ku-2002 World Series. 