High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 World Series, the 94th edition of Major League Baseball`s championship series, matched the New York Yankees (representing the American League) against the San Diego Padres (representing the National League). The Yankees swept the Series in four games to capture their second championship in three years, and their 24th overall. It was San Diego`s second World Series appearance, and the first since losing in 1984 to the Detroit Tigers. This was officially the first World Series that Bud Selig presided as Commissioner of Baseball, although he had presided over the Commissioner`s Trophy presentation at the end of the 1995 and 1997 World Series.