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The Puerto Rican utility man is versatile, talented, accomplished, - and above all else - motivated to win for his teammates. This is arguably the 'secret sauce' that has the Dodgers in a position to perennially compete for a World Series title, and largely why the team has won back-to-back titles. The players are selfless in playing for one another regardless as to what each player is making or what their role is on the ballclub.

"Yeah, I think it's our system, not my system. I can't say enough about [Roberts]. Just the consistency, the relentless optimism, his ability to put guys in great spots to succeed, and his ability to communicate around that," Friedman said of Roberts. "Because it's not always in ways that players want or believe is right. And his ability to lead our group has been exceptional over these 10 years."

In nine postseason appearances, Sasaki allowed just one run on six hits while collecting six strikeouts across 10.2 innings pitched. The stretch included Sasaki making MLB history as the first pitcher to record the first two saves of his career in the postseason. Then with his performance against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the National League Division Series, he became the first pitcher to log perfect eighth, ninth and 10th innings of a series-clinching win.

With their second straight World Series title and their third in six seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers have built a dynasty that seemingly can't be stopped ... and according to bookmakers, it may not. The Dodgers opened as the consensus favorite to win another World Series in 2026, showing +375 odds at ESPN BET. Next come the New York Yankees at a relatively distant +700 before another somewhat significant drop to the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies at +1200.

The 2025 World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers announced they will commemorate their ninth title in franchise history on Monday, November 3 with a Championship Parade in Downtown Los Angeles and a special ticketed Championship Celebration at Dodger Stadium. Both the parade and celebration at Dodger Stadium will be televised in their entirety on SportsNet LA and local television channels (including CBS 2, NBC 4, KTLA 5, ABC 7, KCAL 9, and Fox 11) and also carried on the radio by AM 570.

In the bottom of the first, with Shohei Ohtani on the ropes, Bo Bichette hit a three-run home run to give the Jays the lead. It was just the second time in the series that they've scored first. But the Dodgers started to chip away at the lead. In the fourth, Teoscar Hernández hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1, then Tommy Edman hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2 in the top of the sixth.

He could be the leader of the most expensive collection of talent in baseball history. He could be the two-time World Series champion manager. He could be part of a dynasty. Don Mattingly said he never viewed his departure from the Dodgers in that context, however. And when he returns to Dodger Stadium this week as the bench coach of the Toronto Blue Jays, he doesn't expect to feel anything he wouldn't feel in a World Series game played at any other stadium.

Look, there is no doubt that a rotation featuring Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow can get the Dodgers back on top and maybe even back to 100 wins. That group wasn't completely healthy in 2025 until late in the season, so they should produce more volume and more value in 2026. The bullpen will be better, especially if that's where Roki Sasaki ends up, but there are concerns with the age-related issues of the lineup. Freddie Freeman turns 36; Mookie Betts,

"You know, I don't want to get too far into it. I just arrived about 30 minutes ago. So there was some delays," he said. "I don't know if there was intent or not. But, man, the international stuff was a bear. But we made it. We made it."

In August 2024, the state of California declared every Nov. 1 as "Fernando Valenzuela Day" to coincide with the date the beloved Los Angeles Dodgers legend was born. Valenzuela passed away in October 2024 at the age 63, just three days before the Dodgers faced the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series. California State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva introduced the measure for Fernando Valenzuela Day to highlight the positive impact he had on the Latino and Hispanic community.