He was holding his left arm as he walked off the field with a team trainer. Jazz Chisholm singled on a sharp liner to right field, moving Stanton to second base. Treinen then hit Anthony Rizzo with a pitch to load the bases with one out. Ohtani sustained the injury while sliding into second base on a stolen-base attempt in the seventh inning. Ohtani was out on the play and left the field with a team trainer while holding his arm. Ohtani became the first player with 50 homers and 50 stolen bases, batting .310 with 54 homers, 130 RBIs and 59 steals.
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole tapped as Game 1 starting pitcher
The strike zone has been all over the place through two-and-a-half innings. It’s Los Angeles vs. New York so you can expect celebrities at the ballpark every night. A second straight inning for Gerrit Cole, who’s allowed only one baserunner through three. Mookie Betts will lead off the bottom of the fourth for the Dodgers.
Dodgers have already put up display for Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam
But in Game 5, the right-hander did what no other pitcher has ever done — retire all 27 batters, seven by strikeout, for baseball’s only World Series perfect game. Will Smith drove in Hernández on a sacrifice fly to right field to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. After throwing one pitch to Jazz Chisholm Jr. on the next at-bat, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulled Flaherty in favor of Anthony Banda.
A new team in town, new stadiums built, Subway Series established
- Stanton, who grew up in Southern California going to Dodgers games and hoped to one day for the club, looked to have broken his hometown team’s heart with a massive two-run homer in the sixth inning.
- And there was Freddie Freeman, one night after hitting the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history, homering again.
- LOS ANGELES — With a runner on second and two outs, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts chose to intentionally walk Juan Soto to bring Aaron Judge to the plate.
- He said that game-winning moment made the hours of treatment and rehab worth it.
- After a short hop at second base caught Gleyber Torres off guard, Ohtani moved to third as the ball dribbled into the infield.
- Center fielder Aaron Judge, who hit 58 home runs and drove in 144 runs during the regular season, is expected to win AL MVP.
- Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton followed with a two-run home run off Flaherty to left field to give New York a 2-1 lead.
- Ohtani sustained the injury while sliding into second base on a stolen-base attempt in the seventh inning.
Stanton, the ALCS MVP, connected on a knuckle-curve that hung slightly at the bottom of the strike zone. His sixth homer in 11 games this postseason came off his bat at 116.6 mph. Ohtani was 0 for 3 before ripping a double off the right-field wall in the eighth. He raced to third on the play when second baseman Gleyber Torres mishandled Juan Soto’s throw, which became costly when Ohtani scored on a sacrifice fly by Betts that tied it 2-all.
- The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for television viewers.
- Defensive replacement Oswaldo Cabrera knocked down the ball with his glove but it leaked into the outfield.
- He struck out Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells to record the first two outs in the top of the fifth inning.
- The Yankees could have survived it, but when Soto threw the ball into the infield, it caromed off second baseman Gleyber Torres’ glove, trickling into the middle of the infield.
- As expected, first baseman Freddie Freeman (sprained ankle) and second baseman Gavin Lux (hip flexor) were also in the starting lineup for Game 1, despite being hampered by injuries in the NLCS.
- Brooklyn then evened the series with Cookie Lavagetto’s pinch-hit walk-off two-run double in Game 4.
- In their first Fall Classic meeting, the Yankees beat their then-crosstown rival Brooklyn Dodgers behind some incredible pitching performances.
- He didn’t say anything, he just smiled and tugged me a few feet before I hopped out of the rope and he silently walked to the field.
Recap: Mookie Betts homers twice as Dodgers dominate in win over Yankees
Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a drama-filled opener Friday. First baseman Freddie Freeman won World Series MVP, hitting four homers and driving in 12 runs across the five games. The next season, the Yankees won their division, thanks in large part to a timely home run from Bucky Dent in a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox. They went to the World Series for the third straight year where they faced the Dodgers for the second straight year. The Dodgers won the first two games of the Series thanks to rookie pitcher Bob Welch, but New York won the next four to take the 75th Fall Classic. Struck back with six runs before Yankees starter Gerrit Cole had even recorded an out.
Freeman: A moment like this is what you dream about as a kid
The Dodgers got on the board first in the second inning on Tommy Edman’s solo home run off Carlos Rodón. Soto evened the score in the top of the third but that’s where the offense stalled for New York. The Dodgers extended their lead later that inning on Teoscar Hernández’s two-run home run to the right field stands. Moments later Freddie Freeman — the hero of Game 1 — hit a solo shot to make it 4-1 Los Angeles.
Yankees up 5-0 headed into the fourth
In addition to Jackson and Munson, the Yankees had Bucky Dent and Graig Nettles, Cy Young Award-winning closer Sparky Lyle, young pitcher Ron Guidry, and speedsters Willie Randolph and Mickey Rivers. The Dodgers appeared primed to win the Series, but Reggie Jackson put on his “Mr. October” show as he hit three home runs in Game 6 off three pitches to lead the Yanks to their first World Series championship since 1962. Gleyber Torres hit a double with two outs, which initially appeared to be a go-ahead home run, but umpires ruled that a fan reached over the left-center field fence to grab the ball. Once again, the Dodgers capitalized when Betts hit a sacrifice fly to center field, pumping his fist as the ball landed in center fielder Aaron Judge’s glove, tying the game at 2-apiece.
- Considered by many to be one of the greatest achievements in baseball, the ball he launched for his 50th home run sold at an auction Wednesday for over $4.3 million.
- This year, the Fall Classic serves up an epic showdown between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees — a World Series matchup that fans and pundits have dreamed of and dreaded in equal measure for decades.
- Even if they end up without Ohtani – who is 1-for-8 in the series – the Dodgers can start planning their Los Angeles parade because the Yankees look to be completely overmatched.
- Freeman was playing through an ankle injury that forced him to miss multiple games this postseason.
- A gimpy Gibson hit perhaps the most famous walk-off in World Series history in Game 1 of the 1988 Fall Classic, 36 years and 10 days before Freeman’s heroics on Friday.
- Two New York Yankees fans were banned from tonight’s game in the Bronx after they crossed into the field of play and interfered with Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts in last night’s game.
- After three consecutive Octobers filled with classic falls, the Dodgers have returned to the Fall Classic for the fourth time in eight seasons, the 13th time in Los Angeles history and 22nd time overall.
Dodgers cruising into the late innings
But in the process, superstar designated hitter Shohei Ohtani sustained a shoulder injury after he jammed his left arm on a slide in the bottom of the seventh inning on an unsuccessful stolen-base attempt. With the score tied 2-2 in the top of the ninth inning between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, New York second baseman Gleyber Torres drilled a line drive ball 383 feet to left field. A historic rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers resumes in Los Angeles for game one of the World Series. After replacing starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto after 6.1 innings, Anthony Banda got two crucial outs by forcing Jazz Chisholm and Anthony Volpe to fly out. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was just helped off the field by training staff after sliding hard into second on a steal attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning. It appeared to be a left wrist or shoulder injury and is unclear if he’ll be taken out of the game.
- Anthony Rizzo, who was intentionally walked, was out at second while the run scored.
- LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers took Game 1 of the World Series 6-3 on Friday after a walk-off grand slam by Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the 10th — the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
- Yamamoto completely overwhelmed the Yankees, giving up just one hit in 6⅓ shutout innings, his longest outing since June 7 when he pitched seven shutout innings against these same Yankees.
- Mookie Betts smoked a fly ball to center, and though it was caught, it was enough to score Shohei Ohtani.
Yanks leave bases loaded to end top of the sixth
Lock-down pitching in the victories and lopsided scores throughout. The ’65 Dodgers were the only team in baseball history until the current Dodgers to have the first six games of a postseason series decided by four or more runs. The Japanese right-hander threw 6.1 innings while allowing just one hit — a Juan Soto solo home run — with two walks and four strikeouts.
Dodgers up 4-1 after Freeman home run
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters after Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Yankees in Game 2 of the World Series that Shohei Ohtani sustained a left shoulder subluxation during the game. Since MLB has adopted the format in a best-of-seven series, teams are when losing the first two on the road, with World Series records being 7-27, according to MLB. Cortes hadn’t pitched since Sept. 18 and delivered the walk-off grand slam. Last night, manager Aaron Boone chose to bring in Nestor Cortes to close out the 10th inning rather than Hill, who has been a reliable arm in the postseason. Alex Vesia need a single pitch to retire Jose Trevino, who flew out to centerfield, leaving three men on base. Left fielder Alex Verdugo made a running catch in foul territory to retire Ohtani on Cortes’ first pitch.
- Rodón gave up four runs and six hits (including three home runs), with three strikeouts and no walks over 3⅓ innings.
- Across the country, New Yorkers in Madison Square Garden just started cheering “Let’s Go Yankees” during the Knicks home opener against the Indiana Pacers after Giancarlo Stanton’s go-ahead homer.
- For a moment, it appeared as a home run to put the Yankees ahead 3-2.
- To make room on the World Series roster for Rojas, the Dodgers left off veteran center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, who had only been used a late-innings defensive replacement in the NLCS.
- Giancarlo Stanton launched a two-run homer for New York in this much-hyped, star-studded matchup between two of baseball’s most storied and successful franchises — the third straight World Series opener to go extra innings.
- Flaherty gave up two runs and five hits, with six strikeouts and a walk over 5⅓ innings.
He was voted the AL’s outstanding player in 2021 and 2023 when he was with the Los Angeles Angels and won the overall player of the year in 2021. Stanton’s 17 postseason homers are fourth all-time in Yankees history. Stanton entered Game 1 of the World Series batting .294 with five home runs and a 1.179 OPS. He’d also hit home runs in three straight games — and extended that streak to four Friday night.
Yamamoto had a solid rookie campaign and has pitched well in his first two playoff starts, one against the Padres in the Divisional Series and the other against the Mets in NLCS. Yoshinobu Yamamoto just threw a strike to Gleybor Torres dodgers vs yankees and we are off in Game 2. Torres drew a walk and the Yankees have a baserunner to start the game. Yankees starter Carlos Rodón surrendered a line drive single to Mookie Betts but otherwise was unscathed in the first inning.
New York City itself was going through a financial crisis under Mayor Abraham Beame and experienced the Son of Sam and a major blackout, all chronicled in The Bronx Is Burning. Despite the controversy, the Yankees managed to play together and win the pennant to face the Dodgers in the World Series. The game featured a total of six home runs, three of them in the first inning, as the Yankees got out to an early lead on Giancarlo Stanton’s two-run blast off Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty.
Dodgers win Game 1 of World Series on Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam
Buehler has made two postseason starts for the Dodgers this fall, both on the road. Yankees lefty starter Carlos Rodón has pitched very well in the postseason, specifically his two most recent starts. Dodgers outfielder Tommy Edman just hit a solo home run off Carlos Rodón into the left-field stands.
Yanks leave bases loaded after adding one more run
Though Gerrit Cole finally surrendered a run in the fifth, both him and Jack Flaherty have pitched incredibly well in Game 1. Across the country, New Yorkers in Madison Square Garden just started cheering “Let’s Go Yankees” during the Knicks home opener against the Indiana Pacers after Giancarlo Stanton’s go-ahead homer. Tommy Edman led off the bottom of the sixth with a double, but the top of the order couldn’t bring him home.
Enrique Hernandez slid past catcher Austin Wells, ruled safe by umpire Carlos Torres. Banda threw 15 pitches in the inning, including the last one that struck out Alex Verdugo while the Yankees had the bases loaded and threatened to pull away. Chisholm had initially single and stealing both second and third before Anthony Volpe’s RBI groundout brought him home.
Stanton followed with a 412-foot shot to left off Flaherty for his 17th career postseason homer. Stanton grew up in the nearby San Fernando Valley, not far from Flaherty’s hometown of Burbank. His drive into the right-field pavilion sent Dodgers fans into a frenzy. It was the third walk-off homer in World Series history for a team that was trailing, following Gibson’s shot and Joe Carter’s drive for the Toronto Blue Jays that won the 1993 World Series against Philadelphia. Yankees manager Aaron Boone went to his bullpen again for Cortes, a lefty starter who hadn’t pitched since Sept. 18 because of an elbow injury.
The only mistake he made was trying to sneak a fastball past Juan Soto in the third inning, which ended up going 386 feet into the Yankees’ bullpen. Yamamoto left to a raucous standing ovation by the crowd of 52,725. Well, two games in, and you wonder if it’s going to be two more games and out.
The Yankees starter rebounded with no further damage and made a nice play off the mound to end the inning. After Alex Verdugo flied out and Gleybor Torres grounded out, Juan Soto just hit a solo bomb to right field to tie the game at 1 in the top of the third. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani suffered a left shoulder injury tonight in the seventh inning. With two outs in the ninth, Torres sent a long drive to left-center. A fan wearing a Dodgers jersey reached over the wall and caught the ball. Umpires ruled fan interference and gave Torres a double, a call confirmed on video replay.
- Austin Wells struck out looking to end the inning, but the Yankees have a 3-2 leaded headed into the bottom of the 10th.
- An MRI test showed “nothing majorly concerning,” Phillips said, but it did reveal some nerve irritation in his shoulder.
- The tickets start at $570 for standing room only and the average ticket costs $1,500.
- Stanton followed with a 412-foot shot to left off Flaherty for his 17th career postseason homer.
- LOS ANGELES – A raucous Saturday night at Dodger Stadium took on an ominous tone after superstar Shohei Ohtani injured his shoulder while sliding into second base on a failed steal attempt in the seventh inning.
- And now, lefty Carlos Rodón is on even ground as he attacks the Dodgers lineup in the bottom of the third.
- Barber jumped ship to the Yankees and joined Mel Allen to call the games for the Yankees.
The Dodgers were dominant both in the batter’s box and on the mound during their postseason run. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 on Wednesday to win the World Series four games to one. When Clayton Kershaw took the mound Friday night, the typically regimented rotation of his world was suddenly spinning upside down. The team’s roster announced Friday did not include reliever Evan Phillips, whose outing in the clinching Game 6 of the National League Championship Series was cut short over injury concerns.
Gleyber Torres then sent one to right field but Mookie Betts caught it easily and Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia worked out of trouble. Juan Soto and Aaron Judge started the seventh with back-to-back walks off Brusdar Graterol before Jazz Chisholm grounded into a fielder’s choice, moving Soto to third. After walking Freddie Freeman with two outs in the seventh, Gerrit Cole’s night is done. Kiké Hernández, who started the Dodgers’ fifth-inning rally with a single, is due up first in the top of the eighth. It’s the third championship for manager Dave Roberts, who led Los Angeles in 2020 and also won once as a player in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox.
The home run was Freeman’s third in three games in this World Series, including his walk-off grand slam that secured the Dodgers’ Game 1 win in extra innings. Dating to Freeman’s World Series title with the Atlanta Braves in 2021, he has hit a home run in five consecutive World Series games, tying George Springer for the longest such streak in World Series history. With Soto on second, Giancarlo Stanton singled to drive him in and cut the deficit to two runs. Jazz Chisholm then singled to right to have runners on first and second with one out. Los Angeles reliever Blake Treinen followed by hitting Anthony Rizzo to load the bases for Anthony Volpe, but Volpe struck out.
