▁Montreal ▁Ex pos , ▁now ▁the ▁Washington ▁National s , ▁were ▁the ▁best ▁team ▁in ▁baseball ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁sto pp age , ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 7 4 – 4 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁labor ▁dispute ▁last ed ▁into ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁with ▁own ers ▁beginning ▁spring ▁training ▁with ▁replacement ▁players . ▁However , ▁the ▁ML B PA ▁returned ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁after ▁a ▁federal ▁judge , ▁Son ia ▁S ot om ay or , ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁own ers ▁had ▁engaged ▁in ▁unf air ▁labor ▁practices . ▁The ▁season ▁started ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁played ▁as ▁scheduled , ▁with ▁Atlanta ▁be ating ▁Cleveland ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁two . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁World ▁Series ▁to ▁end ▁in ▁November , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁week - long ▁delay ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁after ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁had ▁begun ▁on ▁Oct . ▁ 3 1 ▁but ▁went ▁into ▁extra ▁inn ings ▁and ▁ended ▁early ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁Nov . ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁Series ▁had ▁been ▁played ▁in ▁November . ▁Yan kee ▁short stop ▁D erek ▁J eter ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ning ▁walk - off ▁home ▁run ▁and ▁was ▁dub bed ▁" Mr