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Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis, who grew up in a Chicago suburb, is hoping for the triumphant return of famed Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman during the 2016 World Series.

With the 2016 World Series getting underway Tuesday, the offseason is well underway for the remaining 28 teams.

If you're not members of the Cleveland Indians or Chicago Cubs organizations, the focus has shifted to the future in a big way. The Cubs and Indians will both have their own free-agent issues to work out this winter, but they're focused on more important things for the next week-plus.

CHICAGO — All around this city, there is noise. Beautiful and joyful, chaotic and urgent.

No matter the result, the 2016 World Series will provide salvation for one of the most cursed teams in Major League Baseball.

The Cleveland Indians are seeking their first title since 1948, while the Chicago Cubs have famously gone more than a century since their last World Series triumph (1908). The series begins Tuesday night in Cleveland.

When: Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. ET

The Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs know they're a part of history in the making.

The Indians have a chance to wrap up the best sports year in Cleveland's history. More than five decades of futility ended when the Lake Erie Monsters won the Calder Cup, then came the Cleveland Cavaliers' historic NBA Finals comeback. Now, it could be the Indians' turn.

In less than two weeks, a combined 176 years of waiting will end, as either the Chicago Cubs or Cleveland Indians will be crowned World Series champions.

Having the Fall Classic begin at Progressive Field on the same night the Cleveland Cavaliers hoist their 2015-16 NBA championship banner at Quicken Loans Arena next door might seem like a mistake by the lake, but you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone complaining about the traffic.

That'll be especially true if the Indians win.

One team's prolonged championship drought will end in the 2016 World Series, as the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians start the last leg of their playoff journeys in Game 1 on Tuesday.

Here we go.

The 2016 World Series begins Tuesday at Progressive Field (8:08 p.m. ET on Fox). In one dugout, the Cleveland Indians; in the other dugout, the Chicago Cubs.

Between them, 176 years of championship-free baseball. And in living rooms from Ohio to Illinois, a whole lot of angst and anticipation.

The Cleveland Indians don't need Corey Kluber to be anyone other than himself.

The two MLB teams with the longest droughts without winning a championship will square off in the 2016 World Series starting Tuesday in Cleveland.