Every October the winners of Major League Baseball's American and National League championships face off in World Series to determine which team is the world champion of baseball.

The titles "World Series" and "World Champion" are often questioned as all of Major League Baseball's teams are located in the US and Canada. Regardless, many of the world's greatest players strive to play in the MLB, with many players coming from nations with strong baseball traditions such as the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Japan, Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba, and Panama.

The 2009 World Series will be played...