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The night sky in Los Angeles lit up with fireworks after the Dodgers captured their latest World Series title against their historically bitter rival, the New York Yankees.
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Downtown LA streets closed
“We know you want to celebrate the Dodgers World Series win, but please do not head to the Downtown LA area,” the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted before announcing a citywide tactical alert. “There are many streets closed in the Downtown LA area and traffic will be heavily impacted. Please celebrate responsibly.”
Police also closed the 6th Street Bridge to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic from Mateo Street and Boyle Street.
Officers showed up in riot gear near downtown Los Angeles after a large group of Dodgers fans took over some of the streets closed near Crypto.com Arena.
“Figueroa is closed between Olympic and Pico. Surrounding streets around LA Live have also been closed to all vehicle traffic,” the department tweeted.
Police issued a dispersal order at Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street near the stadium. Officers began to move the crowd away from LA Live after fireworks exploded near them. After pushing the celebration out of the area, officers mounted on horses stayed around the arena and patrolled the area.
A dispersal order has been issued at Olympic Blvd and Figueroa due to an unlawful assembly. Leave the area immediately westbound on Olympic Blvd and follow all officers orders.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) October 31, 2024
After getting kicked out of LA Live, the celebrations continued nearby with hundreds of people filling the intersection of 9th and Flower Streets. They continued to block traffic and light fireworks as officers gathered nearby.
Fans gather at Dodger Stadium
Outside of Dodger Stadium, fans gathered next to the entrance and blocked the street while also lighting some fireworks. It caused the LAPD to issue another dispersal order at Sunset and Vin Scully because of the “unlawful assembly.”
Crowds take to the streets in East LA
Elsewhere, fans in East LA also took to the streets to celebrate with fireworks shows as traffic tried to force their way past the revelers. The crowds continued to grow, blocking all lanes of Whittier Boulevard near Atlantic Boulevard.
Nearly an hour later, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department declared an unlawful assembly and started to disperse the crowd.
As deputies moved closer to the gathering, the celebrations morphed into a street takeover with a car doing donuts around a group of fans near the historic Whittier Boulevard sign.
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Dodgers’ historic World Series comeback against the Yankees brings title back to Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2024 World Series Champions after staging a stellar come-from-behind victory on Wednesday evening in the Bronx. The Boys in Blue swatted away a five-run deficit to defeat their bitter, longtime rivals in the New York Yankees and earn their eighth championship in franchise history.
A bizarre fifth inning saw the Dodgers storm back and score five runs, turning the tide of the series that seemed to have suddenly shifted in New York’s favor after their 11-4 victory in Game 4.
Unlike the high-powered offense that got them to this point, the Dodgers relied on small ball to eke out Wednesday night’s win, using several sacrifice flies and crucial base running to slowly claw their way back, and eventually climb ahead late in the game.
Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty was flat out of the gate, allowing back-to-back homers to Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm in the first inning and an RBI single to Alex Verdugo in the second, which led to him getting the early hook.
The Yankees tacked on another run in the bottom of the third when Giancarlo Stanton crushed an opposite-field homer off of reliever Ryan Brasier.
Despite holding a 5-0 lead, the Yankees faltered in the fifth inning, allowing the Dodgers to tie the game after a couple of fielding blunders, a two-run single from Freddie Freeman and a two-run double off the bat of Teoscar Hernández.
With Flaherty out of the game after just four outs, the Dodgers were forced to undergo their second-straight bullpen game, which saw manager Dave Roberts throw six arms in relief.
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With the game knotted, Stanton drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly to deep center field, scoring Juan Soto from third base.
Yankees starter Gerrit Cole nearly went seven innings, and despite the rough fifth inning, walked off the field to a standing ovation from the fans in New York.
In the top of the eighth with a one-run lead, Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle loaded the bases without securing an out, making way for Luke Weaver, who has been incredible in October. He was able to limit the damage, but still allowed both the tying and go-ahead runs to score on sacrifice flies.
Lux first roped a sacrifice fly to center field to tie the game and make way for Shohei Ohtani in a situation that seemed to be the makings of a Hollywood film. However, in a bizarre turn of events he made his way to first base after just two pitches on catcher’s interference from New York backstop Austin Wells.
Outside of that at-bat, Ohtani was silent again, going 0-for-four with a strikeout.
With the bases once again juiced, star outfielder Mookie Betts hit his own sacrifice fly to drive in the go-ahead run, giving the Boys in Blue a 7-6 lead.
Roberts left right-handed reliever Blake Treinen in the game for 41 pitches, in which he was able to get an incredible seven outs, sending the game into the ninth inning.
Though he’s traditionally a starter, Roberts called on Walker Buehler in the bottom of the ninth inning to face the Yankees lineup and he did just that, mowing down the bottom three batters and locking up the title.