The Los Angeles Dodgers finally broke through and won the World Series to end the franchise’s drought, although it certainly did not come easy.
The Dodgers cruised to the best record in baseball during the regular season and then swept the first two rounds of the postseason, setting up a showdown with the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series.
In what Kiké Hernandez called the first time they faced adversity all season, the Dodgers dropped three of the first four games to the Braves, putting them one game loss from elimination.
The Dodgers remained confident and took things one game at a time though, erasing the 3-1 deficit by winning three straight games to advance to the World Series, where they would go on to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in six games.