Part of the negative side of Dodgers lore is the Yankees' Reggie Jackson going off on Los Angeles for 3 homers to lock down the World Series in 1977 at Yankee Stadium.
48 years later, Los Angeles, or, more specifically, Shohei Ohtani, erased the stigma of that fateful night.
The Dodgers completed a 4 game sweep of Milwaukee in the NLCS, capped by Ohtani locking up series MVP honors by duplicating Jackson's hat trick, but also striking out 10 Brewers on the mound. That's more like Babe Ruth territory.
Brewers announcer Brian Anderson, calling the game on TBS, was in awe.
Assuming Seattle closes out Toronto tomorrow, the 2025 Series will be one for the ages. Ohtani & the Dodgers, looking to become the first team to repeat as champions since-----who else?-----the Yankees 25 years ago, vs. MLB HR champ Cal Raleigh & the Mariners. Fox will reap the ratings benefits. This will be worth watching.
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