For the first time in 43 years, the two longtime rivals will square off in the Fall Classic.
Although the 2024 World Series will be the 120th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, the star power featured in this year's series may arguably be the best in its history. Los Angeles features a lineup with three MVP winners in its top three spots, those being designated hitter Shohei Ohtani , right fielder Mookie Betts , and first baseman Freddie Freeman .
Meanwhile, New York will have their fearsome trio of sluggers in center fielder Aaron Judge , right fielder Juan Soto , and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton to bolster their batting order, along with reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole leading the pitching rotation. Other key players for the Dodgers include outfielder Teoscar Hernández, catcher Will Smith, infielder Max Muncy, shortstop Tommy Edman , and pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jack Flaherty, Walker Buehler, Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, and Blake Treinen. The Yankees' additional cornerstones include second baseman Gleyber Torres, third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.
To further build the hype around this year's Fall Classic, the Yankees-Dodgers matchup is arguably the most storied matchup in World Series history. The two teams will face each other for the 12th time ; the first seven matchups occurred when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn, New York , while the next four have come after their move to Los Angeles, California.
This clash of two juggernauts will begin on Friday, October 25 at Dodger Stadium; start time and starting pitching matchups are still to be determined, while every game of the series will be broadcast on FOX.Joe Najarian is a Rutgers University graduate from the Class of 2022. After an eight-month stint with Jersey Sporting News , covering Rutgers Football, Rutgers Basketball, and Rutgers Baseball, Najarian became a contributing writer on Inside the Pinstripes and Inside the Mets.
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