▁New ▁York ▁( WR GB ); ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁( WN B W ) ▁and ▁surrounding ▁sub ur bs / en vir ons . ▁In ▁, ▁games ▁in ▁Boston ▁were ▁only ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁N ortheast . ▁Meanwhile , ▁games ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁were ▁only ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁and ▁Pitts burgh . ▁The ▁games ▁were ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁channels ▁with ▁a ▁network ▁affili ation . ▁In ▁all , ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁tele vised ▁to ▁fans ▁in ▁seven ▁Mid western ▁cities : ▁Cleveland , ▁Chicago , ▁Detroit , ▁Mil w au kee , ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁and ▁To led o . ▁By ▁, ▁World ▁Series ▁games ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁The ▁games ▁were ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁channels ▁with ▁a ▁network ▁affili ation . ▁By ▁, ▁World ▁Series ▁games ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁but ▁not ▁all . ▁ ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁tele vised ▁coast ▁to ▁coast . ▁Meanwhile , ▁ ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁tele vised ▁in ▁color . ▁ ▁Sp ons or ship ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁multi year ▁partners hip ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁internet ▁television ▁service ▁YouTube ▁TV ▁became ▁the ▁present ing ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁N aming ▁and ▁international ▁participation ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁name , ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁remains ▁sole ly ▁the ▁championship ▁of ▁the ▁major - le ague