Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Gerrit Cole. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. No doubt, many of baseball’s biggest names will be center stage when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Do

A look at the previous 11 World Series that featured the Dodgers playing against the New York Yankees, including Hall of Famers who played in them.

The World Series opens Friday night with the Los Angeles Dodgers slightly favored against the New York Yankees.

A large chunk of the Mets’ expenditures is dead money, with the club covering more than $50 million of salary for pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, both traded in 2023.

The Yankees and Dodgers last met in the World Series in 1981, where the Dodgers defeated the Yankees 4-2. The Dodgers featured pitching phenom Fernando Valenzuela, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 63. The Dodgers will honor Valenzuela before Friday’s game.

Ahead of his first World Series appearance, New York Yankees star Aaron Judge is looking forward to playing in Dodger Stadium. Speaking to reporters

Before Saturday, the closest Judge ever got the World Series was his first full season when the Yankees fell in seven games to the Astros in the ALCS.

The 2024 World Series is set to feature a lot of world-class talent. Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees have some of the best players in baseball and will meet for Game 1 of this series in Los Angeles on Friday.

The New York Yankees have advanced to their first World Series since 2009 after their win over the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Championship Series. They will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers who advanced after beating the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series.