The best of seven 2021 MLB World Series between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves is all set and ready to go. Two of the best teams in Baseball will square off and the winner will win baseball’s biggest prize.
The World Series provides many memorable moments, and the road to get there is equally as hard, as this year Dusty Baker’s Houston Astros won the AL West, and later defeated the Chicago White Sox in four games to win the Division. Against the Boston Red Sox, the Astros took home the American League title in six games getting them to their first World Series since 2019, after winning it in 2017.
For the Atlanta Braves it took a huge effort to win the National League East. Having played below .500 ball for most of the year, then they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in four games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers in six to win the NLCS. So, which of these teams has home field advantage in the World Series? Find out below.
The Houston Astros with 2021 World Series home field advantage
Yordan Alvarez #44 of the Houston Astros celebrates with Jose Altuve #27 (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The Houston Astros has home field advantage in the series given that the Astros had a better MLB regular season record during the year. The Astros had a regular season winning percentage of .586 to the Braves .547.
This current set up for World Series home field advantage was only installed in 2017. Before that World Series home-field advantage was determined by the team from the league that won that year’s All-Star Game. It was added as incentive to play to win the All-Star game following a 7-7 tie in 2002.
