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2024 World Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Los Angeles Dodgers (0) Dave Roberts 98–64 (.605), GA: 5
New York Yankees (0) Aaron Boone 94–68 (.580), GA: 3
DatesOctober 25 – November 2[a]
Venue(s)Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
Yankee Stadium (New York)
Broadcast
TelevisionFox (United States – English)
Fox Deportes (United States – Spanish)
Univision (United States – Spanish) (Game 1)
MLB International (International)
TV announcersJoe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci (Fox)
Adrián García Márquez, Edgar González, Carlos Álvarez, and Jaime Motta (Fox Deportes)
Dave Flemming and Ryan Spilborghs (MLB International – English)
RadioESPN (United States – English)
TUDN (United States – Spanish)
KLAC (LAD – English)
KTNQ (LAD – Spanish)
WFAN (NYY – English)
WADO (NYY – Spanish)
Radio announcersJon Sciambi, Jessica Mendoza, Eduardo Pérez, and Buster Olney (ESPN)
Streaming
ALCSNew York Yankees over Cleveland Guardians (4–1)
NLCSLos Angeles Dodgers over New York Mets (4–2)
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The 2024 World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it will be a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees. The series is scheduled to be played between October 25 and November 2 if all seven games are necessary.[1][2]

Background

See also: 2024 Major League Baseball postseason

This series will mark the 12th postseason meeting in the history of the Yankees–Dodgers rivalry and the first since the 1981 World Series, which the Dodgers won in six games.[3] This will also be the first World Series to not be played in the state of Texas since 2018.[4]

Additionally, this World Series will be contested between two players favored to win MVP awards in each league, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers.[5] Judge won the AL MVP award in 2022, while Ohtani won two AL MVP awards unanimously with the Los Angeles Angels in 2021 and 2023. During the 2024 regular season, Judge hit 58 home runs while Ohtani hit 54 during his historic 50–50 season, meaning that that this will be the first time in Major League Baseball history that two batters who hit 50 home runs in the same regular season will play against each other in the World Series.[6] Because of the renewal of the rivalry between the two storied franchises, and the World Series debuts of both Ohtani and Judge, many have regarded the matchup as a "dream" World Series in the lead-up to the event.[7][8][9]

This is the first World Series to feature the teams with the best record in each league since the 2020 World Series. Additionally, this was just the fifth time in the Wild Card era (1995-present) where both teams with the best record in each league faced each other in the World Series.[10] This had previously occurred in 1995, 1999, 2013, and 2020.

This World Series is also the ninth meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship, but the first since the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals.

The Dodgers won a three game series against the Yankees in June in New York, winning the first two games before dropping the finale, though Juan Soto did not appear in this series.[11]

Los Angeles Dodgers

See also: 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Shohei Ohtani became the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.

After back-to-back upset losses to division rivals in the postseason in 2022 and 2023, the Dodgers looked to reshape their roster. In the off-season, they signed superstar two-way player Shohei Ohtani to a record $700 million, 10 year contract.[12] Other big additions were signing outfielder Teoscar Hernández and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (from Japan through the posting system) and trading for starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow. During the regular season, the Dodgers were not quite as dominant as previous years due to various pitching injuries and a two-month hand injury to Mookie Betts, failing to win 100 games for the first time in a full season since 2018. The acquisition of Ohtani proved to be a success during his first year with the team, despite him recovering from an elbow surgery as a pitcher. As a designated hitter all-season, he became the first player in MLB history to break the 50 home runs, 50 stolen bases barrier in a single season. He also surpassed Shawn Green's Dodgers single-season home run record with 54 home runs. At the All-Star Game, the Dodgers sent 6 players—Ohtani, Betts, Hernández, Glasnow, Freddie Freeman, and Will Smith.[13] At the trade deadline, the Dodgers added starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, set-up reliever Michael Kopech, and utility player Tommy Edman;[14] Edman won the NLCS MVP Award with 11 RBIs in the series.[15]

The Dodgers qualified for the postseason as the National League West division winner and the league's first seed. They qualified for the postseason for the 12th consecutive season, dating back to 2013, the third-longest streak in MLB history.[16] In the National League Division Series, they defeated their division rival San Diego Padres in five games. In the National League Championship Series, they defeated the New York Mets in six games to win their 25th pennant in franchise history and return to the World Series for the first time since their championship season in 2020, and the fourth time in eight years (2017–2018, 2020, and 2024).[17][18] The Dodgers are just the second team in MLB history to face the two New York baseball teams in a single postseason, following the 1999 Braves. This World Series will mark the debut of Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto (in his MLB debut), Hernández (in his first year with the Dodgers), and Edman. Freeman, Clayton Kershaw (will not pitch in the World Series due to bone spur in his toe), Smith, and Max Muncy are returning to the World Series for the second time in their careers, and Betts is returning to the World Series for the third time in his career. Freeman, Kershaw, Smith, and Muncy are seeking their second World Series championships, with the former having won with the Braves in 2021 and the latter three having won with the Dodgers in 2020, respectively; while Betts is seeking his third World Series championship and the second with the Dodgers, having won with the Red Sox in 2018 and with the Dodgers in 2020. Dave Roberts, in his ninth year as a manager for the Dodgers, is seeking his second World Series championship as a manager, and third overall. The Dodgers are looking to win their eighth World Series championship title.[19]

New York Yankees

See also: 2024 New York Yankees season
Aaron Judge led MLB in home runs for the second time in his career.

After missing the postseason in 2023, the New York Yankees traded for star outfielder Juan Soto to help bolster their line-up.[20] Soto and Aaron Judge led the Yankees, who led the American League in runs and led MLB in home runs.[21] Joining Soto and Judge as All-Stars was relief pitcher Clay Holmes. The Yankees' closer role initially belonged to Holmes, but after recording an MLB-leading 11 blown saves, he lost the position. Luke Weaver took over the role in September and has retained it throughout their postseason run. After not appearing in a game until June 19 due a spring training injury, reigning AL Cy Young award winner Gerrit Cole headed a deep rotation of starters including Carlos Rodón, rookie Luis Gil, Nestor Cortes, Marcus Stroman, and Clarke Schmidt. At the trade deadline, the team added Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Mark Leiter Jr.[22][23]

The New York Yankees qualified for the postseason as the American League East division winner and the league's first seed. In the American League Division Series, they defeated the Kansas City Royals in four games. In the American League Championship Series, they defeated the Cleveland Guardians in five games to win their 41st pennant in franchise history and return to the World Series for the first time since their championship season in 2009, putting an end to their 15-year World Series appearance drought.[24][25] Giancarlo Stanton won the ALCS MVP award with four home runs and seven RBIs. This World Series will mark the debut of Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Gleyber Torres; while Cole, Soto, and Anthony Rizzo are returning to the World Series for the second time in their career. Rizzo and Soto are seeking their second career World Series championship, having won with the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals, respectively, while Cole is seeking his first championship after the Houston Astros lost in 2019.[26] Aaron Boone, in his seventh season as a manager for the Yankees, is seeking his first World Series win as a manager.[27] The Yankees are looking to win their league-leading 28th World Series championship title.[28]

Summary

Series tied, 0–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 25 New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium - - 
2 October 26 New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium - - 
3 October 28 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees Yankee Stadium - - 
4 October 29 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees Yankee Stadium - - 
5 October 30† Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees Yankee Stadium - - 
6 November 1† New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium - - 
7 November 2† New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium - -

† If necessary

Game summaries

Game 1

October 25, 2024 5:08 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Los Angeles - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Starting pitchers:
NYY: Gerrit Cole (0–0)
LAD: Jack Flaherty (0–0)
Boxscore

Game 1 will feature starting pitchers Jack Flaherty for the Dodgers and Gerrit Cole for the Yankees. It will be Cole's first World Series start since Game 5 of the 2019 World Series with the Houston Astros.

Game 2

October 26, 2024 5:08 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Los Angeles - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Starting pitchers:
NYY: Carlos Rodón (0–0)
LAD: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (0–0)
Boxscore

Game 2 will feature starting pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers and Carlos Rodón for the Yankees.

Game 3

October 28, 2024 8:08 pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
New York - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Starting pitchers:
LAD: TBD
NYY: TBD
Boxscore

Game 4

October 29, 2024 8:08 pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
New York - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Starting pitchers:
LAD: TBD
NYY: TBD
Boxscore

Broadcasting

Television

For the 25th consecutive year, the World Series will be televised in the United States by Fox. Play-by-play announcer Joe Davis will call the series with Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz as color analyst, and Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci as field reporters. Kevin Burkhardt will host the pregame and postgame shows, joined by analysts Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and David Ortiz. Fox Deportes will air the Spanish language telecast, with play-by-play announcer Adrian Garcia Marquez, analyst Edgar Gonzalez, and reporters Carlos Alvarez and Jaime Motta.[29]

MLB International will provide television coverage outside of the United States, using feeds remotely produced by MLB Network.

For the first time, Univision is televising Game 1 of the World Series in Spanish after sister network UniMás televised both the American League Division Series and the American League Championship Series in Spanish.

Ratings

Further information: World Series television ratings
Game Ratings
(households) 		U.S. audience
(in millions) 		Ref
1
2
3
4

Radio

For the 27th consecutive year, ESPN Radio will air the series in the United States.[30] TUDN Radio will broadcast the series in Spanish.[31]

Sponsorship

The 2024 World Series will also be sponsored by Capital One, as part of a multi-year agreement. This sponsorship included logo branding in-stadium and on official digital properties on the field, as well as commercial inventory during Fox's telecasts of the games.[32]

Notes

  1. ^ World Series Game 7, if necessary, will be played November 2; the soonest the World Series could end is October 29, the date of Game 4.

See also

References

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