Our writers preview a World Series matchup between two of baseball’s most storied franchises, with no shortage of star power and storylines.
He hit the go-ahead home run in the 10th inning of Game 5 of the ALCS to send the Yankees to the World Series.
— KirschnerCheck back later for World Series predictions from The Athletic’s MLB staff.
Now he’ll play in his first World Series against a franchise he grew up rooting for while living in Los Angeles as a child.
AdvertisementBigger picture for Stanton: A possible World Series title (and perhaps an MVP award) would add to his growing Hall of Fame case.
Persons:
Fabian Ardaya, Chris Kirschner, Eno, It’s, ‘ Nuff, weren’t, Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón, Andy Pettitte, Clarke Schmidt, Luis Gil, Tommy Kahnle’s, Clay Holmes, Luke Weaver, Jake Cousins, Daniel Hudson, Anthony Banda, Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Walker Buehler, Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Will Smith, Tommy Edman, Tyler Glasnow, Gavin Stone, Clayton Kershaw, Dustin May, they’ve, Freddie Freeman, —, Kahnle, Weaver, Tim Hill, ’, Nestor Cortes, Juan Soto, Soto, Aaron Judge hasn’t, Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton, Shohei, Ohtani, couldn’t, DH Stanton, He’s, Stanton, Giancarlo Stanton isn't, Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole RHP, Luke Weaver RHP, Fielding Austin Wells, Jack Flaherty RHP, Fielding Tommy Edman, Dave Roberts, Shohei Ohtani, John Sterling, Yankees Giancarlo Stanton isn’t, Aaron, Luis Gil GO, Maddie Meyer, Daniel Shirey
Organizations:
It’s Yankees, Dodgers, Yankees, Fox, Yankees ’, Dodger, Mets, MLB, . Dodgers, savor Dodgers, Rosenthal, Guardians, of Fame, Aaron, Fielding, NL
Locations:
pinstripes, Ohtani, barreling, Los Angeles, Cooperstown, —