Dodgers manager Dave Roberts makes admission of what he was 'so afraid' of in World Series

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The Los Angeles Dodgers fought back from a five-run deficit in Game 5 of the World Series to avoid going back to Los Angeles, much to the relief of Dave Roberts.

Had the New York Yankees fielded the ball cleanly, there would undoubtedly have been a Game 6 at Dodger Stadium. In fact, the Bronx Bombers might have even had a 3-2 lead in the series.

However, the Yankees had what has been described as the worst defensive inning in the history of baseball.

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, #30, celebrates with the Commissioner’s Trophy during the 2024 World Series championship parade near Los Angeles City Hall. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Once the Yankees took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth, though, the pressure was on, the Dodgers manager said.

"When you're down 3–0, you're at the point where you have nothing to lose now. When you're down 3–0 everyone is expecting you to lose anyway," Roberts said on Mookie Betts' podcast of the Yankees, who lost the first three games of the Fall Classic. "So now, that, for me, is freeing. And they played free, won Game 4. 

"And I will tell you this now, publicly, I was so afraid to come back to Los Angeles for Game 6. If we were to come back, the noise, the pressure becomes real. Because then, you're going to start potentially being part of history in the wrong way."

New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto, #22, reacts with outfielder Aaron Judge, #99, after Judge dropped a fly ball during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game five of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium. (James Lang-Imagn Images)

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