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World Series

Dodgers over Yankees in 7

Fox business executives are foaming at the mouth when staring down a potential Yankees/Dodgers World Series, and especially one that goes the distance. 

Pitching is optional in this Fall Classic, as the great offensive stars of this generation collide in an epic coast vs coast showdown. The home teams hold home field advantage through the first four games, before Shohei Ohtani belts two moon shots in the 8th and 11th innings to silence a raucous Yankees Stadium, and put the Dodgers up three games to two heading back home. 

In Game 6, Gerritt Cole shut out the Dodgers while Aron Judge’s two run shot in the 6th inning provided all the scoring New York would need, winning 2-0 and forcing a game 7. 

Game 7, for all the marbles. Jack Flaherty vs Carlos Rodon, a pitcher’s duel that no one expected. Scoreless through six frames, Rodon slips as Freddie Freeman’s clutch double brings home Ohtani from 1st to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. In the 8th inning, Freeman clinches his second title and first World Series MVP as he hits a back breaking three run home run to put LA up 4-0. 

A two run blast from Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 9th inning gives the Yankees hope they could potentially get Soto or Judge up to the plate with a chance to tie the game, but Gleyber Torres lines out to Teoscar Hernandez, leaving Soto on deck, the last time we would see the star in pinstripes. 

The Dodgers, pushed to the absolute in all three series, find a way to survive and advance to their first non-bubble title in 35 years.