The World Series (WS, 4 wins in 7 games) matchup between Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) and Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) was concluded.
The LA Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 10-5 in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS, 4 wins out of 7) held at Dodger Stadium on the 21st. The Dodgers, who finished ‘fall baseball’ in the division series for two consecutive years until last year, announced their challenge to win the WS by recruiting superstar Ohtani ahead of this season. With this victory, the Dodgers confirmed their 22nd advance to the WS.
It has been 36 years since 1988 that the Dodgers confirmed their advancement to the WS at home. On this day, a full crowd of 52,674 people visited the stadium, including Hollywood stars, singers, and famous sports stars such as Tom Hanks, John Legend, Jamie Foxx, and Magic Johnson.
In his first year of changing to the blue uniform, Otani immediately presented the WS stage to his home fans. On this day, Ohtani helped the team win with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 runs, and 1 walk. Ohtani, who played fall baseball for the first time this year after moving to the Dodgers, performed well in the NLCS with a batting average of 0.364, 2 home runs, and 6 RBIs without any major ups and downs. After the game, Ohtani said, “This is the stage I’ve dreamed of my whole life. It has finally come to this. “My next goal is to win the WS,” he said.
The Dodgers have been a hot topic all season long thanks to ‘Ohtani’, but on this day, they won with ‘one team’ rather than ‘one man’. The Dodgers, who lack a strong starting lineup and are using all-out bullpens during the postseason instead of using four starters, had 7 pitchers combining for 27 outs on this day.
Tommy Adman’s performance continued in the batting lineup. On this day, the Dodgers gave up one run to the Mets in the top of the first inning, but immediately succeeded in coming back 2-1 with Adman’s two RBI and a timely double in the bottom of the first inning. Adman then scored the team’s first 4 runs with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 3rd inning. The Dodgers took the lead early, going up 6-1 in the bottom of the third inning thanks to Will Smith’s two-run home run. Adman, who recorded 2 hits and 4 RBIs in 5 at-bats on this day, was selected as the Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after recording 11 RBIs, tying the club’s all-time RBI record during the NLCS.
Edman is a player who represented Korea in last year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC). Edman, who was born in Korea and whose mother immigrated to the United States, played for St. Louis and ended up wearing the Dodgers uniform in July through a trade.
The Dodgers will play the WS against the Yankees, who confirmed their advancement to the WS by defeating Cleveland 4-1 in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) the previous day. The Dodgers-Yankees WS matchup is attracting attention as the first WS matchup between National League home run king Ohtani (54 home runs) and American League home run king Judge (58 home runs). For both players, this is their WS debut.
This is the 12th time the two teams have faced each other in WS and the first time in 43 years since 1981. In the previous 11 confrontations, the Yankees won 8 times (1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1977, 1978) and the Dodgers won 3 times (1955, 1963, 1981). Game 1 of the WS will be held at Dodger Stadium on the 26th.
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