For the first time since 2020, the Los Angeles Dodgers will compete in the World Series. The Boys in Blue secured a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets in Game Six of the NLCS. The Dodgers earned their 25th national league pennant in franchise history.
“I think they proved to themselves how tough they are. When you get in a position that we were in, against the division rivals,” said Dodgers head coach Dave Roberts. “That’s what got us over, talking [NLDS] and also … allowed us to finish [the Mets] off in six games.”
Although the Mets secured a 1-0 lead at the top of the first inning, NLCS MVP Tommy Edman hit a 2RBI double when the Dodgers were at bat. The Boys in Blue took a commanding lead in the third inning. Both Edman and Will Smith slugged two-run home runs, putting the Dodgers up 6-1.
A two-run homer by Mark Vientos in the fourth put the Mets within three runs. An RBI single by Shohei Ohtani in the sixth nudged the Dodgers to a 7-3 lead.
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The runs kept coming for the Dodgers in the eighth with Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernández, and Kiké Hernández scoring on hits.
“We had really good at bats throughout the series our whole line up was really good,” Edman said. “Any number of guys who could have won MVP.”
The Dodgers will host the ALCS champion New York Yankees for Game One on October 25 at 5:08 p.m. This will be the 12th time the two franchises have met in the Fall Classic, the most in MLB history.
The World Series rivalry between the two legendary clubs dates back to when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn. Their first meeting was in 1941, six years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.
While the Dodgers have a 3-8 record against the Yankees in World Series titles, the Dodgers were victorious in their last meeting, defeating the Yankees in six games back in 1981.
The Dodgers flaunt designated hitter Ohtani who made 12 runs and 10 RBI during the postseason. They also have Betts, who had a .289 batting average and 75 RBI during the 2024 season. Teoscar is second on the team during this season in several categories, including runs (84), hits (160), and RBI (99).
The face of the Bronx Bombers is their 32 overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft: Aaron Judge. He made 58 home runs and 144 RBI during this season. ALCS MVP Giancarlo Stanton had a batting average of .294 and had 11 RBI during this postseason. In his first season with the Yankees, Juan Soto has a .333 batting average and 11 hits.
The new chapter of this historic showdown is bound to be a showcase of power hitters and exciting plays bound to thrill baseball fans.
“The world kinda wants this, it’ll be fun, I’m sure it’s gonna be filled with emotions,” Betts said. “This is the goal, it’s the reason why we play, to win a World Series.”
