Yankees-Dodgers World Series matchup creates perfect ending for MLB's dream postseason

Major League Baseball could not person asked for a amended matchup for nan World Series (no, it was not rigged).

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers look disconnected successful nan Fall Classic for nan first clip since 1981. But this is conscionable nan cherry connected apical of what has been an almost flawless postseason that MLB has dreamed of having. The lone downside: The games are agelong again owed to galore much bullpen moves and much commercialized times.

But arsenic for nan on-field product, galore shot fans person felt that nan postseason has been watered down successful caller years. MLB added a 5th chaotic paper squad successful 2012, and past it went to a 12-team postseason permanently successful 2022 (the COVID play successful 2020 had 16).

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Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Freddie Freeman, Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts, Giancarlo Stanton, Yoshinobu Yamamoto group to nan backdrop of Dodgers Stadium (IMAGN/Getty Images)

That risked slightly-above-average teams making nan large dance, but this year, those six-seeds looked for illustration thing but. In fact, this is really nan first twelvemonth successful nan newest format that a six-seed will not beryllium successful nan World Series.

MLB whitethorn want to see nan format of nan Wild Card Series arsenic 14 of nan 16 person vanished successful 2 games. Of course, those 2 featured nan New York Mets. But this year's Mets, nan NL's No. 6 seed, were simply, situation we say, amazin'.

In Game 3 of their chaotic paper series, they trailed 2-0 successful nan apical of nan ninth pinch 1 out. Then, Pete Alonso gave them nan lead pinch a three-run location run. It was nan first location tally successful MLB history that gave a trailing squad nan lead successful nan ninth inning of a win-or-go-home game.

Pete Alonso of nan New York Mets celebrates aft hitting a location tally successful nan ninth inning against nan Milwaukee Brewers during Game 3 of nan Wild Card Series astatine American Family Field connected October 3, 2024, successful Milwaukee. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

That sewage nan Mets an NL East conflict successful nan section series, and they took down nan Philadelphia Phillies successful 4 games aft Francisco Lindor's expansive slam successful nan last crippled of nan series. The Mets moreover gave nan Dodgers a tally for their money successful nan NLCS, yet losing to them successful six games. So, yet different six-seed proved they belonged, and it conscionable truthful happened to beryllium a New York squad – a awesome triumph for MLB.

On nan different broadside was yet different magical sixth-seed successful nan Detroit Tigers. A squad that erstwhile had a 0.2% chance of making nan postseason not only swept nan Houston Astros, which had made 7 consecutive ALCS, successful nan chaotic paper round, but they, too, were conscionable 1 triumph distant from facing nan Yankees successful nan title series.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Holton celebrates aft defeating nan Cleveland Guardians successful Game 3 of nan ALDS for nan 2024 MLB playoffs astatine Comerica Park. (David Reginek-Imagn Images)

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Back to nan National League, nan Dodgers had to get past their ain section rival successful nan San Diego Padres to make it to nan NLCS, and they were moreover 1 nonaccomplishment distant from heading location early. On apical of that, Shohei Ohtani is, rather literally, almost hitting 1.000 pinch runners connected guidelines this series, while Mookie Betts has seemed to erase caller postseason druthers.

And arsenic for nan Yankees, their large 3 successful Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton person each delivered immoderate of nan astir clutch moments successful caller Yankees memory, each while reigning Cy Young Award victor Gerrit Cole will beryllium getting nan shot successful Game 1.

The postseason has been must-watch, and this matchup conscionable tops it each off.

It's nan 12th clip these 2 teams will meet successful nan Fall Classic, extending their ain grounds from nan original Subway Series days erstwhile nan Dodgers were successful Brooklyn. And it will besides beryllium their first since 1981. But this 1 has a very bully chance of being nan best.

This Fall Classic features 2 of nan champion talents nan crippled has ever seen successful Ohtani and Judge, some of whom will triumph their respective MVPs. It will beryllium nan first World Series that will characteristic some MVPs since 2012. 

Mookie Betts of nan Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates a two-run location tally pinch Shohei Ohtani successful nan sixth inning during Game 4 of nan NLCS astatine Citi Field connected October 17, 2024, successful New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

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Some different names to statement are Betts, Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton, Freddie Freeman and nan 2 highest-paid pitchers ever successful Cole and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. There is simply a realistic chance that this World Series features astatine slightest 7 Hall of Famers – nan grounds is 13 from nan 1932 Fall Classic – and who knows what young talent tin burst successful nan adjacent fewer years.

Combining each team's title bid roster, they characteristic a expansive full of 64 All-Star nods; that doesn't see 10-time All-Star Clayton Kershaw, who's missed nan mostly of nan play pinch injuries (34 Yankees, 30 Dodgers) and will apt beryllium near disconnected nan World Series roster.

If nan first 3 rounds of nan postseason were each must-watch, location is simply nary adjective to picture this superstar-filled World Series.

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