It has been a few years since the animosity really intensified between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves. But it could easily do so again.
In 2020 and 2021, the Dodgers and Braves squared off with a World Series on the line, with each side winning one and going on to win the whole thing. The two best teams in the National League for the past half-decade are also the only two NL teams to win rings since 2019.
Now that the Dodgers have added another ring in 2024, L.A. unquestionably has the upper hand. But the Braves could steal back the upper hand by doing something vicious–signing a Dodgers World Series hero in free agency…