NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: Eric Hosmer #35 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with his teammates after scoring a run off of a grounded out hit by Salvador Perez #13 to tie the game in the ninth inning against Jeurys Familia #27 of the New York Mets during Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets, 7-2, to win the World Series on early Monday, the team's first World Series title since 1985.
The Royals overcame a 2-0 deficit in the 9th inning to force extra innings, and scored five runs in the 12th. They won the World Series in five games.
