Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
With the World Series win, the only team to beat the Dodgers in a series in 2020 was the Rockies, who won two out of three at Dodger Stadium in early September. [72] Because of an expanded 16-team postseason field, the Dodgers' 13 postseason wins were the most in MLB history. [73] This would later be matched by the Texas Rangers in 2023.
The Dodgers would then go on to defeat the Rays in six games, winning their first World Series since 1988, their sixth since moving to Los Angeles, and the seventh in franchise history. The team's regular season .717 winning percentage is the highest of the post-1960 expansion era.
Freeman was named the MVP of the World Series, which gave the Dodgers its eighth World Series win in franchise history. The Dodgers most recently won in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, and had ...
MLB also canceled the 2020 London Series games, which would have featured the Chicago Cubs playing the St. Louis Cardinals at London Stadium. [33] The COVID-19 pandemic was the biggest interruption of the MLB season since 2001 when several games were postponed due to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
A pandemic-shortened season kept the world from seeing the might of the 2020 Dodgers over a full season, but their track record stands among the greats.
The Dodgers' World Series win sparked a lengthy on-field celebration. Justin Turner eventually joined his teammates, despite his positive coronavirus test.
Despite warnings from local health officials about a spike in COVID-19 cases, Dodgers fans took to the streets in Los Angeles to celebrate their first title in 32 years.
The 2020 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2020 season.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league played only a 60-game season, and an expanded 16-team postseason tournament began on September 29, with games of all but the first round being played at neutral sites.