The Los Angeles Dodgers cemented their remarkable journey in franchise history Wednesday night. The Dodgers’ five-game journey to their first full-season World Series since 1988 featured a number of kindred parallels to Dodger greats of the past.
Ahead of Game 1 of the World Series, the Dodgers paid tribute to former pitcher Fernando Valenzuela who had passed away just three days prior. Though he didn’t get to witness the Dodgers taking on the New York Yankees, his legacy lived on in the 2024 World Series.
What was once “El Toro” taking the mound for the Dodgers in 1981 against the Bombers, became the spirit of Fernandomania alive and present as the 2024 Dodgers dominated the Fall Classic.