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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The Yankees won the World Series again in 1996, and in 1998 began a run of three consecutive titles. From 1995 to 2007, the Yankees made the playoffs each year; their 13-season postseason streak was the second-longest in MLB history. [ 9 ]
The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
New York and Los Angeles met in 11 of the World Series in a 41-year span from 1941-81 that started when the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn. ... Yankees 2. Last Yankees-Dodgers World Series ...
Bill Bevens’ bid for a Game 4 no-hitter, and to give the Yankees a 3-1 series lead, ended with two outs in the ninth on pinch-hitter Cookie Lavagetto’s game-winning two-run double at Ebbets Field.
The teams have played against each other 11 times in past title series since their first in 1941. The Yankees have clinched eight of those championships. Every Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series ...
The 2000 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2000 season.The 96th edition of the World Series, [1] it was a best-of-seven playoff between crosstown opponents, the two-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets.
The postseason began on October 7, 2009, and ended on November 4, 2009, with the Yankees defeating the defending World Series champion Phillies in the 2009 World Series. It was the Yankees' 27th title in franchise history, and their most recent title win, as well as the most recent title win by a team from New York City .