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LA City Council to Vote on Asking MLB to Award 2017, 2018 World Series Titles

Eric Gay/Associated Press

The Los Angeles City Council is preparing to vote on a resolution requesting Major League Baseball award the 2017 and 2018 World Series championships to the Los Angeles Dodgers because of the sign-stealing scandals that have engulfed the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox.

Councilman Gil Cedillo told Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times he expects the council, which moved forward with the resolution without a request from the Dodgers, will pass the measure.

"This is an equity and justice thing," Cedillo said Wednesday. "Who was the best team in 2017?