What are the stories to look out for as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers prepare to meet in the 2024 World Series?
The Dodgers were World Series runners-up in 2017 and 2018 before winning in the Covid-shortened 2020 season, while the Yankees are making their first appearance since winning in 2009Hollywood versus the Big Apple. East meets West. An Asian superhero takes on an all-American titan. And two high rollers go all-in when only one of them can win.
For once, the top-seeded team in each league made it all the way through the play-offs, with the Yankees beating the Kansas City Royals 3-1 and And while both are often among the franchises that supporters of other teams love to hate, the Yankees and Dodgers can boast probably the widest array of celebrity fans in MLB.
The Yankees last made the World Series in 2009, and only once before have they been absent from MLB's showpiece finale for 15 years. With the Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton, Juan Soto and Anthony Rizzo up against the Dodgers' Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman, who would be a pitcher?while the Yankees' rotation is anchored by Gerrit Cole, 2023's unanimous winner of the American League's Cy Young Award for the best pitcher.Image caption,
While there are high hopes for Seattle Mariners catcher Harry Ford, who is making his way through the minor leagues, the highest-profile GB player in the majors is Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.
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