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a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
the stadium was festooned with pennants from past championships
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The Mets have won only two World Series since their 1962 debut as an expansion team and have not won a pennant in 10 years.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In Bavasi’s 18 years as the team’s GM, the Dodgers won eight NL pennants (1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965 and 1966) and four World Series titles (1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965).
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The group has won two World Series in addition to winning the National League pennant in two other seasons.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Hoping to retain their American League pennant, the Yankees also landed closer Devin Williams in a trade from Milwaukee and sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger, free agents plucked from the National League, to support defending MVP Aaron Judge.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In Bavasi’s 18 years as the team’s GM, the Dodgers won eight NL pennants (1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965 and 1966) and four World Series titles (1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965).
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The group has won two World Series in addition to winning the National League pennant in two other seasons.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Hoping to retain their American League pennant, the Yankees also landed closer Devin Williams in a trade from Milwaukee and sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger, free agents plucked from the National League, to support defending MVP Aaron Judge.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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