After overcoming a 3-1 deficit against the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers returned to the World Series for the third time since 2017. They started it off on the right foot by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1.
The matchup is between teams that finished with the best record in their respective leagues. Tampa Bay was the only other club to win 40 games this season.
As the Dodgers look to get over the hump for the first time since 1988, many officials in the L.