Another night that began with a ceremony for the Dodgers’ 2024 World Series championship culminated in the 2025 team collecting a win.
And this time, not even one of the club’s most important players from last year’s title-winning squad could crash the party.
Over a nearly 30-minute pregame ceremony Friday — one with so many Hollywood touches, it was emceed by actor Anthony Anderson and the voice of the Academy Awards, Randy Thomas — almost every member of the 2024 Dodgers was called to a makeshift infield stage to be presented with their intricately-designed, 14-karat, diamond-bedazzled World Series rings.