Consider the question. The 2002 World Series was a best-of-seven playoff series to determine Major League Baseball (MLB)'s champion for the 2002 season. It was the 98th series played between the American League (AL) and National League (NL) champions. The AL champion Anaheim Angels played the NL champion San Francisco Giants for the title. The series was played from October 19 -- 27, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park (now AT&T Park) in San Francisco and Edison International Field of Anaheim (now Angel Stadium) in Anaheim. The Angels defeated the Giants four games to three to win their first World Series championship.

Who won the mlb world series in 2002?
If the answer is 'The Angels'; explain the reasoning:
To answer this question, we should know that: The Angels defeated the Giants four games to three to win their first World Series championship.