The New York Yankees lost the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was the second time in five years that a team lost the World Series after taking a lead into the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7.
A few months into his new career with Brescia he tested positive for the steroid nandrolone following a 5-0 defeat to Lazio. The Spaniard had also been found with it in his system after a league match against Piacenza two weeks previously and, despite vehemently protesting his innocence, received a four-month ban.