There is a disclaimer, of course: the Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers each have to win one more game to get there. If they do, the team that calls Los Angeles home will play the team with three lineup anchors who have long called Los Angeles home.
Braun attended Granada Hills High. Outfielder Christian Yelich, the MVP-to-be, attended Westlake High. Third baseman Mike Moustakas, who attended Chatsworth High, said all three players now live in Malibu.
So does Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, who last month tore his Achilles tendon on the beach, charging to the rescue of his labradoodle, who was under attack by a larger dog.