What World Series team included Cliff Floyd, Andy Sonnanstine and B.J. Upton?

What World Series team included Cliff Floyd, Andy Sonnanstine and B.J. Upton? The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays are the team. That club won the American League pennant and faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2008 World Series, the first World Series appearance in Rays franchise history.

The roster mixed established veterans with a talented young core. Cliff Floyd served mainly as a designated hitter and pinch hitter, right-hander Andy Sonnanstine was part of the starting rotation, and center fielder B.J. Upton supplied power and speed. Their contributions came during a remarkable turnaround: the franchise had finished with baseball’s worst record in 2007, then won 97 games in 2008.

The Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox in the Division Series and the Boston Red Sox in a seven-game American League Championship Series. They lost the World Series to Philadelphia, four games to one, with the decisive Game 5 ending in Philadelphia. A common mistake is calling them the 2008 World Series champions; they were the American League champions and runners-up.