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Baseball crowned a champion on Tuesday night. It also created a confusing and reckless set of circumstances. The league ordered the Dodgers to remove third baseman Justin Turner from the Game Six of the World Series in the eighth inning, after receiving confirmation that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Setting aside the question of [more]
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Dodgers end their 32-year World Series drought
Fans and fireworks erupted after the Los Angeles Dodgers captured a World Series Championship on Tuesday (October 27) night for the first time in over three decades. "I wanna tear up! Do you not see everyone behind me right here?" The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 of the Series, earning their seventh championship title in franchise history. And shortstop Corey Seager was named the Most Valuable Player of the series. Third baseman Justin Turner was pulled during the game as Major League Baseball later announced he had tested positive for COVID-19. Turner later tweeted, "Can't believe I couldn't be out there to celebrate with my guys. So proud of this team and unbelievably happy for the city of LA." ESPN reported that the players would undergo rapid COVID-19 tests when they returned to their hotel. The victory was also sweet relief for the long-suffering Dodgers organization as well as Major League Baseball. The league's season once appeared doomed, when the pandemic cancelled Spring Training in mid-March and delayed Opening Day by months. The Dodgers' most recent World Series title came in 1988, when they beat the Oakland Athletics in five games.
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Dodgers win 2020 WS | FastCast
The Dodgers' bullpen tosses 7 1/3 scoreless frames to help the team win the 2020 World Series on this edition of FastCast
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- Dodgers claim first World Series title in 32 years, rallying past Rays in Game 6
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- Dodgers star Justin Turner pulled from World Series after positive COVID-19 test
- Dodgers fans celebrate World Series title in L.A. amid COVID-19 warnings, spike
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