After an exhilarating October of playoff baseball, the World Series begins Friday with another chapter in the storied rivalry between the Yankees and the Dodgers.
The history, the tradition, iconic uniforms and superstars on both teams — what more could we possibly ask for as baseball fans?
This will be the 12th all-time meeting between the Yankees and the Dodgers in the Fall Classic, and there will be a World Series-record five former MVPs between the two teams (Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, Judge and Stanton).
And although it won’t be announced until weeks after this series ends, it is a mere formality that Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge will be the winners of this year’s relguar-season MVP awards, making it the first time in over a decade both MVPs are participating in the World Series (Buster Posey and Miguel Cabrera in 2012 being the last time).