Dodgers star says team won World Series as soon as Fat Joe performed at Yankee Stadium

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The Los Angeles Dodgers won the first two games of the World Series at home.

Then, it was on to Yankee Stadium, which is never a walk in the park in October — until now, apparently.

Monday night's Game 3 marked the first World Series game in the Bronx in nearly 15 years, and the crowd was rowdy. 

Then, Fat Joe grabbed a mic and took the field.

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Kiké Hernandez and Fat Joe (AP Newsroom/IMAGN)

The New York-based rapper performed portions of three of his hits, "Lean Back," "New York" and "All The Way Up." But the effort to pump up the local team wasn't particularly well received by anyone.

Except the Dodgers.

The Dodgers were fans of the performance because that was when they knew they had won it all, according to Los Angeles outfielder Kiké Hernandez.

"We go to New York, and this guy, he used to be fat. He's not fat anymore. His name is Joe. He came out and sang, and guess what? We didn't even need to play, because after that performance, we had already won," Hernandez said at the Dodgers' victory celebration at Dodger Stadium.

Compton-based rapper Ice Cube performed before Game 2 in Los Angeles, which Hernandez says gave the Dodgers an automatic victory that night. The Dodgers won both games that featured the live performances.

Fat Joe performs before Game 3 of the 2024 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

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Hernandez's comments echoed those of teammate Joe Kelly, who credited the "Fat Joe curse" for