The Los Angeles Dodgers are aiming for a second consecutive World Series championship. It hasn't been done since the New York Yankees 25 years ago.

In a closeout opportunity for the defending champions, Shohei Ohtani took the mound for LA and punched out 10 batters across six-plus scoreless innings of work. At the plate, Ohtani went 3-for-3 with three home runs, one of which left Dodger Stadium and traveled 469 feet according to Statcast.

During the Los Angeles Dodgers’ October rampage to the NL pennant, the defending World Series champions have actually been the dark eminence that many baseball people have long feared they would becom

The Dodgers have won eight World Series titles in franchise history: 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020 and 2024. Manager Dave Roberts has overseen the club's last two championships and this marks his fifth appearance in the World Series as Los Angeles skipper.

L.A. didn't enter October as the juggernaut it was expected to be. Now, though, the Dodgers are playing like it.

Here's a look at the World Series schedule entering the championship round:

LOS ANGELES — Manager Dave Roberts sent a clear message Friday night as he stood on the podium after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League Championship Series. Roberts used the opportunity to address the ongoing conversation about the Dodgers' high payroll and the advantage it is said to provide compared to other teams in the league.

MLB reporter Mark Feinsand reported the Los Angeles Dodgers could make a move on highly coveted international free agent Munetaka Murakami in the offseason, mov