Dodgers vs. Braves was always going to be a series circled on the calendar, not just by both teams but across baseball. The winners of the last two World Series face off for three games at Dodger Stadium beginning Monday night, but there’s a familiarity to the rivalry that added a few new wrinkles this offseason.
These two teams are used to each other, having met three times in the last four postseasons, including each of the last two National League Championship Series. But to add to the anticipation, longtime Braves icon Freddie Freeman signed with the Dodgers, on the same day longtime Los Angeles icon Kenley Jansen signed a one-year deal with Atlanta.