It’s the final showdown of the Major League Baseball season, and as the leaves change color, this year’s World Series will take on familiar shades of Dodger Blue and Yankees pinstripes. For the twelfth time, their first meeting taking place in 1941, the Yankees and the Dodgers meet in the World Series. Their most recent World Series meeting in 1981 will have particularly special meaning this year, as Friday’s Game 1 will take place just days after the death of Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela, who was the rookie star of that 1981 champion team at the height of “Fernandomania”. “
As much as the story of this series’ tape may be about the names and logos on the front of the uniforms, this year’s matchup is about the rookies in this historic baseball rivalry. Shohei Ohtani is in the World Series for the first time in his first season with the Dodgers, and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are also making their first appearances with the Yankees.
Both clubs have been away for almost a week, so the pitching staffs are lined up for the two teams that finished with the best records in their respective leagues in the regular season. In Game 1, Gerrit Cole (1-0, 3.31 ERA, 16.1 IP, 12 K, 6 BB in 2024 postseason) takes the ball for the Yankees against Jack Flaherty (1-2, 7.04 ERA, 15.1 IP , 8 K, 7 BB) for the Dodgers.
Time: 8:08 pm Eastern Time
Location: Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles
TV channel: Fox
Transmission: Fox Sports, Fubo app
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