MLB Gets Dream Matchup: Dodgers-Yanks in World Series
LOS ANGELES—Major League Baseball and its broadcast partners have exactly what they want in the upcoming World Series: the New York Yankees vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The biggest TV markets on the East Coast vs. the biggest on the West Coast.
Aaron Judge vs. Shohei Ohtani, the game’s two biggest stars, both presumptive league MVPs, who will grace the Fall Classic for the first time.
“I really feel like we finally arrived, I finally arrived at this stage,” Ohtani said Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.
The clubs are the two top-priced teams, according to Sportico’s own most recent valuations. They are among the top revenue generators and biggest spenders.
To get to the best-of-seven World Series beginning Friday evening at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers eliminated the New York Mets, 10-5, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday, using an opener and six relievers. The Yankees had previously defeated Cleveland in Game 5 on Saturday night to wrap up the American League championship.
