After their 1981 matchup, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers reignited their rivalry on baseball’s biggest stage, the MLB World Series.
In their previous Fall Classic matchup, the blue crew was down 2-0 to the Yankees, but when coming back home to LA, it was Fernando Valenzuela who threw a staggering 147 pitches in game three.
This propelled the Dodgers to pull off four straight wins, ultimately clinching the title at Yankee Stadium.
New York wanted to erase the ghosts from 43 years ago after blowing a favorable 2-0 series lead.
The Dodgers aspired to honor the legacy of the recently deceased legend, Valenzuela.