The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers performed each other 11 occasions within the World Sequence between 1941 and 1981. No different pair of groups have met extra usually in MLB’s final match.
Though 43 years have elapsed because the two final met within the Fall Traditional, the groups may resume their postseason rivalry this yr. They’re the betting favorites to win their respective pennants. Nothing would please MLB and community executives greater than seeing an October conflict between the groups representing the 2 largest media markets within the nation.
The Yankees-Dodgers rivalry commenced when each groups known as New York house. The Dodgers, affectionately dubbed the “Bums,” venued in Brooklyn, with the “Bronx Bombers” just a few miles to the north. Paradoxically, the legendary, late Dodgers announcer, Vin Scully, was a Bronx native.
The groups’ previous postseason conferences delivered many memorable moments.
