Brothers who have won World Series titles

While Lourdes Gurriel Jr. fell short of joining his older brother, Yuli Gurriel, as a World Series champion in 2023 -- his D-backs fell to the Rangers in five games -- there is still precedent for title-winning sibling pairs in MLB history.

Just nine sets of brothers -- including one trio -- have played in the World Series on a championship-winning team, dating back to the first Fall Classic in 1903. (Another pair of siblings, catchers Willson Contreras and William Contreras, did not qualify because William did not appear for the Braves in the 2021 World Series.)

Via the Elias Sports Bureau, here are the sets of brothers who have won it all -- some of them together. Each player is listed with the teams with whom he won the World Series.

J.D. and Stephen Drew
J.D.: 2007 Red Sox
Stephen: 2013 Red Sox

The three Drew brothers -- J.D. Drew, Stephen Drew and their brother Tim Drew, a pitcher -- played a combined 31 years in MLB, and Tim and J.D. were briefly teammates on the 2004 Braves. Tim’s five-year career didn’t result in any World Series titles, but J.D. and Stephen both won it all with Boston six years apart. J.D. went 5-for-15 with an .878 OPS in the 2007 World Series against the Rockies, while Stephen was 3-for-19 with a home run in 2013 against St. Louis. J.D. enjoyed an All-Star season with the Red Sox the following year, earning All-Star Game MVP honors.

Bengie, José and Yadier Molina
Bengie: 2002 Angels
José: 2002 Angels, '09 Yankees
Yadier: 2006, '11 Cardinals

The Molinas are the only family with THREE brothers having won a World Series. Bengie Molina, José Molina and Yadier Molina all spent their careers behind the plate, with Bengie and José teaming up on the 2002 World Champion Angels. José, the middle brother, went on to the Yankees and won a ring with them in 2009, his third and final season in the Bronx. And, of course, there’s Yadi, who had the best career of the three brothers. The youngest Molina, who retired after the 2022 season, won it all with the Cardinals in both 2006 and 2011.

Liván and Orlando Hernández
Livan: 1997 Marlins (World Series MVP)
Orlando: 1998-2000 Yankees, '05 White Sox

It didn’t take long for either of the Hernández brothers -- both starting pitchers -- to win their World Series rings. Liván Hernández won it all with the Marlins as a rookie in 1997, a strong start to a 17-year career in which he played for nine different teams. Orlando Hernández, meanwhile, debuted with the Yankees in 1998 and was part of New York’s rare three-peat from 1998 to 2000. “El Duque,” as he was known, added his fourth championship as part of the 2005 White Sox.

• Liván, Orlando Hernández both shined on baseball's biggest stage

Jesús and Matty Alou
Matty: 1972 A’s
Jesús: 1973-74 A’s

The name Alou is one of the most famous in baseball history thanks to Jesús and Matty, their brother Felipe and Felipe’s son Moises. While Felipe, the oldest brother, never won a World Series, his two younger siblings succeeded in the 1970s with Oakland. Matty was traded from the Cardinals to the A’s in late August 1972, playing just 32 regular-season games but winning a ring regardless. Jesús was traded from the Astros to the A’s in July 1973, joining an Oakland team that completed a three-peat with World Series titles in 1973 and 1974.

Clete and Ken Boyer
Clete: 1961-62 Yankees
Ken: 1964 Cardinals

Despite being almost six years younger than Ken, Clete Boyer made his MLB debut in 1955, the same year as his older brother. Clete was also the first to a World Series title, winning two as part of the early-1960s Yankees. Ken Boyer won his championship two years later with the ’64 Cardinals, a fitting end to a season that earned the 11-time All-Star the NL MVP Award. Cloyd Boyer, an older brother to both Ken and Clete, spent five years in MLB but never won a ring, although Clete and Cloyd joined forces briefly on the 1955 Kansas City A’s.

Hub and Gee Walker
Gee: 1935 Tigers
Hub: 1945 Tigers

Gerald “Gee” Walker, the younger of the two brothers, enjoyed the better career of the pair. He spent 15 years in MLB, winning his lone World Series with Detroit in 1935, his fifth season. Harvey "Hub" Walker was also with the Tigers for part of 1935 but played just nine games and did not appear in the World Series. Eight years after his most recent Major League action with the Reds in 1937, he returned to Detroit and played in 28 more games for the Tigers. Hub got just two at-bats in the 1945 World Series (hitting a double in one of them), but he got a ring to match his brother’s.

Mort and Walker Cooper
Mort: 1942 Cardinals, '44 Cardinals
Walker: 1942 Cardinals, '44 Cardinals

The pair of Coopers are the only brothers to win multiple World Series titles as teammates. A pitcher (Mort) and catcher (Walker), both had distinguished careers. Mort, the older brother, won the NL MVP Award in 1942 thanks to an NL-best 1.78 ERA and 10 shutouts, helping the Cardinals reach the World Series. Walker, an eight-time All-Star, batted .318/.400/.500 in the 1944 World Series and Mort allowed just two earned runs in 16 innings as the brothers earned ring No. 2.

Dizzy and Paul Dean
Dizzy: 1934 Cardinals
Paul: 1934 Cardinals

The Dean brothers were the first pair of siblings to win titles as Cardinals teammates. Elder brother Jay -- who earned the nickname “Dizzy” as a teenager -- is remembered best, a four-time All-Star who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. Dizzy Dean was named the NL MVP in 1934, the year he and his brother helped the Cardinals win the World Series. Paul -- stuck by reporters, to his chagrin, with the nickname “Daffy” as a complement to his brother -- had one of his best years in 1934, his rookie season. Paul pitched 18 innings in the 1934 Fall Classic and allowed just two earned runs, good for a cool 1.00 ERA.

Irish and Bob Meusel
Irish: 1921-22 New York Giants
Bob: 1923, '27-28 Yankees

Younger brother Bob Meusel, who spent 10 of his 11 MLB seasons with the Yankees, held a notable spot in the 1927 “Murderers’ Row” lineup: fifth, right behind Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Meusel was no slouch himself, leading the AL with 33 homers and 134 RBIs in 1925 and winning three World Series with the Yanks. Emil “Irish” Meusel -- who was not, in fact, Irish -- also spent 11 years in MLB, winning back-to-back World Series with the New York Giants. He went 10-for-29 with seven RBIs in the first Series, a best-of-nine contest against the Yankees.