After going through an extra round of playoffs in the expanded 2020 MLB postseason and being pushed to the limit in the league championship series, the top seed in each league has advanced to the World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who had the best record in baseball this year and haven't won it all since 1988, face the Tampa Bay Rays -- who were the best team in the American League and have never won the Fall Classic -- in the World Series, which begins Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.
Here's what makes this is a series to watch, plus the odds, keys to victory and more.