Decades of heartbreak gave way to jubilation on Oct. 19, 2017, when the Los Angeles Dodges closed out the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series to reach the World Series for the first time since 1988.
It was another accomplishment in what had been a magical year that saw the Dodgers finish with the best record in baseball at 104-58. The NL pennant was the Dodgers’ 22nd at the time, and they have since added one more to tie with the San Francisco Giants (23) for most in league history.
What had already been a lopsided NLCS turned into a full fledge rout in Game 5.