Every time MVPs faced off in the World Series
It would be awesome if we got to watch each season's eventual Most Valuable Players meet in the World Series every year. But in this sport, it takes a lot more than the contributions of one special talent to win the pennant. A World Series with two MVPs has occurred
Please, no puparazzi! Decoy steals show from Shohei at Dodgers parade
You might have thought Shohei Ohtani would be the star of the Dodgers championship parade on Friday afternoon, and for good reason. But at this point we should all know better. There is no bigger star in Los Angeles right now than his dog, Decoy. But please, no puparazzi!
Star-studded Yanks-Dodgers World Series draws record viewership all across the globe
This year’s highly anticipated Yankees-Dodgers World Series was the most-watched Fall Classic in the United States since 2017. And with superstars such as Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the big stage, it was also Japan’s most-watched World Series. An average of 15.8 million people in the U.S. viewed the
'The city needed this parade': Dodgers, fans finally get their chance to let loose
LOS ANGELES – The city of Los Angeles has been waiting for a Dodgers championship parade for 36 years. That wait finally came to an end on Friday. After winning their eighth World Series championship on Wednesday against the Yankees, eight buses full of players, families, staff and front office
A look back at every Dodgers-Yankees World Series matchup
The Yankees and Dodgers renewed their historic rivalry in the 2024 World Series, adding a new chapter to Major League Baseball's most frequent Fall Classic matchup. The two storied franchises have clashed on the Fall Classic stage 12 times, five more than any other matchup in World Series history. (The
The Dodgers got their ring. Who needs one the most in 2025?
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won their eighth championship with a 7-6 win over the Yankees on Wednesday night, finishing off a five-game World Series victory. You can no longer say this current Dodgers dynasty, such as it is, has only won it all after the truncated 2020
No. 1 vs. No. 1: World Series matchups between each league’s top seed
This year's Dodgers-Yankees World Series wasn't just a matchup between two of baseball's most storied franchises. It was a matchup between the No. 1 team in each league. And that's rare. The two top teams have gone head-to-head in the World Series only five times in the Wild Card Era
Left with bitter taste, five things Yanks need to do to get back here
It might not feel like it right now, but -- even considering the amusingly absurd championship-or-bust expectations that Yankees fans have for their team -- this season was a success. They won 94 games and the AL East title. They got a soon-to-be MVP season from their star slugger. They
A dozen eye-popping stats from a thriller of a Game 5 World Series clincher
NEW YORK -- The Los Angeles Dodgers are 2024 World Series champions. The series was bookended by particularly historic wins, with Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Game 1 and an unprecedented five-run comeback in Game 5 to seal it. It was a wild, memorable game on Wednesday night, and
Buehler's K joins list of World Series-ending plays
Walker Buehler delivered. The curveball dropped. Alex Verdugo swung over it. Will Smith smothered the ball in the dirt and applied the tag to make it official. Then, the celebration was on in the Bronx. This moment, when the Dodgers sealed the eighth World Series title in franchise history, will
'I gotta give it to Walker': Smith makes sure Dodgers righty gets final out ball
After Will Smith caught the final out of the World Series, he only had one thing on his mind: get the ball to his pitcher.
Make no mistake, the Dodgers are a dynasty
The Dodgers won another World Series on Wednesday night against the Yankees -- won it, 7-6, at Yankee Stadium -- winning it with a crazy comeback from 5-0 down in the fifth inning.
Dodgers the latest champs built in free agency
The risks are obvious, but if done right, free agency is the quickest way for a club to infuse its roster with proven talent and become a legitimate contender. Take this year’s World Series champion Dodgers for example. With their defeat of the Yankees in the Fall Classic, the Dodgers
Soto faces free agency: 'This year was really special'
NEW YORK -- Juan Soto walked slowly through the dugout, still wearing a helmet in anticipation of an at-bat that would never come. The Dodgers were gleefully celebrating a championship on and around the Yankee Stadium mound, spurring most of the Yankees to make a hasty retreat toward their clubhouse.
Dodgers upend Yanks with historic comeback for 8th World Series title
NEW YORK – To win it all, the Dodgers had to give it all. Had to stare down an ugly early deficit. Had to empty their bullpen. Had to rally against Gerrit Cole and then against the Yankees’ best relievers. Had to get a World Series-clinching save from starter Walker
After 'emptying the tank' in World Series, Cole left empty-handed
NEW YORK -- Somewhere down the line -- hopefully, many years down the line -- when Gerrit Cole finally hangs up the spikes and closes the book on an illustrious career, let the first chapter of the New York ace’s Fall Classic legacy in pinstripes not be defined by the
Resilient to the end, Yankees' 2024 title hopes fade in Game 5
NEW YORK -- It was finally beginning to look like the World Series that the Yankees expected in the early innings of Game 5, their blend of power and patience showing up with force, fueling their surging optimism that maybe -- just maybe -- this team had all the necessary
Unlikely hero Buehler closes out Dodgers' World Series clincher
NEW YORK -- Out of seemingly nowhere, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts entrusted Walker Buehler -- his Game 3 starting pitcher -- with the final three outs of a World Series clincher two days later at Yankee Stadium. And nobody seems to remember when it was decided that Buehler would be
Ohtani caps remarkable season with first World Series ring
NEW YORK -- As he went through his free-agency process this winter, Shohei Ohtani laid out his preferences. He wanted to join a team that made him feel comfortable, an organization he could call home the rest of his career. But what Ohtani cared about most was joining a team
'It's going to sting for a while': Yanks lament lack of World Series execution
NEW YORK -- Ultimately, the story of the final night of the New York Yankees’ 2024 season -- and, really, a subplot of their year as a whole -- was the number of free outs and free bases they gave away, seemingly, in all phases of the game. That’s what
Dodgers 'hit every speed bump possible' on way to title
NEW YORK -- After winning the 2020 World Series, the Dodgers erased the frustration that came with their 32-year championship drought. What they didn’t do, however, was silence all the noise from the naysayers. The Dodgers heard it all. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t a full season. They
Betts joins rare company with 3rd World Series title
NEW YORK -- Mookie Betts just might be getting used to this. He’s now a three-time World Series champion. And, no, it doesn’t get old.
Dodgers take advantage of Yanks' miscues for game-changing rally
NEW YORK -- These Dodgers feast on free outs. Their offense is built to make you pay. Give them an inch, they’ll take a mile. Give them three free outs in one of the most consequential innings of the entire baseball season? That’s a recipe for disaster.
From one WS MVP to another, Richardson toasts Freeman on RBI mark
NEW YORK – Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman added to his legacy in Wednesday night’s 7-6 victory over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. He drove in two runs in the World Series clincher to bring his RBI total in this year’s Fall Classic to 12, tying the record set in
After winning 2nd ring, reliever Hudson calls it a career after 15 seasons
Daniel Hudson’s MLB career ended just how he wanted it. As Hudson and the Dodgers celebrated their 7-6 World Series win over the Yankees on Wednesday night in New York, Hudson confirmed his retirement to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.