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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]
Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series history. 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.
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 Yankees became the last repeat World Champions until 15 years later (1992–1993; Toronto Blue Jays). This was the last time the Yankees won a World Series until 1996, and the last World Series championship for the city of New York until the Yankees' cross-town rivals, the Mets, won in 1986 when
New York is 8-3 against the Dodgers in the most frequent World Series matchup, including 6-1 against Brooklyn and 2-2 since the rivalry became Big Apple against Tinseltown.
[26] [27] It would be their last post-season meeting until the 2024 World Series, the last time ever the Dodgers visited the old Yankee Stadium, and the last meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship until the 2014 Stanley Cup Final.
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.
A 7-6 Game 5 victory, a 4-1 conquest of the Yankees and the club's first World Series title since 2020 and first in a full season since 1988. DODGERS WIN WORLD SERIES: Celebrate with this ...