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After Game 1 classic, Dodgers aim for 2-0 Series edge on Yanks
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' latest brush with the unthinkable was grand enough to give them the early advantage in the World Series.,The Dodgers won Game 1 over the New York Yankees 6-3 on Friday when Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history. The titan...
Dodgers' deja vu: Freddie Freeman mimics Kirk Gibson's homer heroics
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers brought back vivid memories of championships in 1981 and 1988, all wrapped inside a single emotional evening as they powered their way to the early advantage in the World Series.,Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning as t...
Freddie Freeman's walk-off slam lifts Dodgers in World Series opener
LOS ANGELES -- Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-3 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday to win Game 1 of the World Series.,Trailing 3-2 in the 10th, the Dodgers got a one-out walk from Gavin Lux, f...
Dodgers place LHP Alex Vesia, RHP Brusdar Graterol on WS roster
The Los Angeles Dodgers return left-hander Alex Vesia, right-hander Brusdar Graterol and shortstop Miguel Rojas into the fold as their World Series roster was announced Friday in advance of Game 1 against the New York Yankees.,Vesia, 28, came away with a rib injury during Game 5 of the National Leag...
World Series G1: Yankees-Dodgers Preview, Props & Prediction
LOS ANGELES -- A World Series from Major League Baseball's wildest dreams is set to begin Friday when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers take the field for Game 1.,ODDS AND TRENDS,The Dodgers are consensus 1.5-run favorites at home, and have been backed by 61 percent of the run-line money ...
Dodgers rule out pitching Shohei Ohtani in World Series
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani will remain a one-way star in the World Series.,Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who earlier this month raised the possibility of Ohtani pitching should the team reach the Fall Classic, ruled out that option on Thursday.,Ohtani hasn't pitched in a game since under...
Dodgers' Jack Flaherty expresses calm ahead of World Series start
Jack Flaherty will cap a whirlwind 15-month stretch that has seen him pitch for four teams by starting Game 1 of the World Series on Friday.,The Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander will oppose the visiting New York Yankees as the Fall Classic opens.,Flaherty, 29, is trying to treat it like just another...
Yankees, Dodgers have something to prove in star-studded Series
LOS ANGELES -- A World Series from Major League Baseball's wildest dreams is set to begin Friday when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers take the field for Game 1.,The best-of-seven series for the Commissioner's Trophy is also a matchup of expected MVP winners in Aaron Judge of the Yankees...
Veteran MLB ump named World Series crew chief
Veteran umpire Mark Carlson will serve as the crew chief of the World Series, which begins Friday in Los Angeles as the Dodgers meet the New York Yankees.,This will be the third World Series and first as crew chief for Carlson, who has more than 25 years' experience as a Major League Baseball umpire...
Dodgers to wear patch in memory of Fernando Valenzuela
The Los Angeles Dodgers will honor franchise great Fernando Valenzuela with a jersey patch in the World Series and during the 2025 season.,The team unveiled the patch on Thursday -- a circular design with a black background, his name in white and a large No. 34 in Dodger blue.,Valenzuela, who sparke...
Legendary Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela dies at 63
Fernando Valenzuela, who sparked a fan phenomenon known as Fernandomania as a rookie and evolved into a legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, died Tuesday evening at age 63.,The Dodgers announced Valenzuela died in a Los Angeles hospital but gave no details. Valenzuela, who won one Cy Young Award a...
Dodgers pick Jack Flaherty to start World Series opener
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Jack Flaherty, who owns a 7.04 ERA through three postseason outings this month, will start Game 1 of the World Series against the visiting New York Yankees on Friday.,He will match up against Yankees ace Gerrit Cole -- both of them former Los Angeles-area high school...
Displaying Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani's dominance in 17 startling statistics
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani decided six years ago he was heading to the United States and Major League Baseball with one prevailing goal: win the World Series. ,Ohtani and the Dodgers are the favorites to claim the 2024 World Series and the likely National League MVP is drivi...
Experienced Dodgers favored to sink Yanks in World Series
Getting to the World Series has seemingly become second nature for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ,With Sunday night's 10-5 victory over the New York Mets in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, Los Angeles punched its ticket to the Fall Classic for the fourth time in eight years. ,And even ...
Dodgers send Mets home, head back to World Series
LOS ANGELES -- Tommy Edman hit a two-run home run and drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series with a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday night in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. ,Will Smith added a two-run home run as the Dodgers earne...
Mets bank on Sean Manaea stopping Dodgers in Game 6
LOS ANGELES -- As the runs continue to flow in the National League Championship Series, the New York Mets think they might have the answer to halt the deluge and extend their season in Game 6 on Sunday against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Mets will send left-hander Sean Manaea to the mound afte...
Yanks become World Series favorites after edging Guardians in Game 4 of ALCS
Just one night after coughing up a 5-3 lead in the ninth inning and going on to lose in the 10th, the New York Yankees looked determined to prevent the Cleveland Guardians from picking up any more momentum in the American League Championship Series on Friday. ,Cleveland almost did, though. It manage...
Yanks hold off Guardians in Game 4 of ALCS, become World Series favorites
Just one night after coughing up a 5-3 lead in the ninth inning and going on to lose in the 10th, the New York Yankees looked determined to prevent the Cleveland Guardians from picking up any more momentum in the American League Championship Series on Friday. ,Cleveland almost did, though. It manage...
Mets drill Dodgers 12-6 in Game 5, stay alive in NLCS
NEW YORK -- Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer in the first inning before the New York Mets fended off several rallies by the Los Angeles Dodgers and staved off elimination with a 12-6 win in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday.,The Dodgers lead the best-of-seven series three ...
Mets aim to stay alive in Game 5 vs. surging Dodgers
NEW YORK -- The New York Mets, 11 games under .500 in late May, turned their season around after adopting an against-the-world mentality.,The attitude was best summarized by designated hitter J.D. Martinez, who said the best way to quiet the critics who didn't believe in the Mets was to "let's go (s...