The Los Angeles Dodgers finally captured that elusive World Series Championship, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in six games to bring home the trophy for the first time since 1988.
The foreshadowing for this Dodgers championship was present as earlier in the month, when the L.A. Lakers won the NBA title. The Lakers also won it all in 1988, so the city of L.A. has had multiple reasons to celebrate each of the last two times the Dodgers won the World Series.
That 1988 Dodgers season was special, of course, as they weren’t even favorites to make it to the World Series but were able to upset both the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics to win it all.