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The L.A. Dodgers crushed the N.Y. Mets Sunday night with a 10-5 defeat in Game Six for its 25th National League Pennant Win, one that sets up an East Coast/West Coast battle for the ages in the 2024 World Series.
The win will send the team into its 22nd World Series, which will begin Friday night with a marquee matchup at Dodgers Stadium against the New York Yankees.
THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE THE 2024 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/Ewz1tkLmYX
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 21, 2024
It’s a comeback from a chaotic story that started with a scandal in South Korea at the 2024 season opener when standout superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani’s translator was booted from the team on opening day after the feds accused him of stealing upwards of $16 million from the Dodgers’ star. The translator, Ippei Mizuhara, 39, who lives in Newport Beach, has since pleaded guilty and is facing 30 years in prison. Ohtani, who has been cleared by prosecutors of any wrongdoing and is being called a victim in the case, spent the months since losing his translator leading his team to victory…