National League’s LA Dodgers and American League’s NY Yankees secure pennants, will meet in World Series

The GIST: After 20 days of heart-stopping playoff action, the World Series (WS) is officially set, with the superstar-powered LA Dodgers and NY Yankees gearing up for their first Fall Classic clash since 1981. Here’s how the two storied franchises got the job done.

The LA Dodgers eliminate the NY Mets in six games to claim National League (NL) pennant: Behind a steely effort from LA’s bullpen and timely swings from the NLCS MVP, shortstop Tommy Edman, the Dodgers are your NL champs for the 25th time in franchise history after last night’s 10–5 Game 6 dub over the plucky Mets.

• The Kings of Queens put up a good fight all postseason long but simply ran out of gas against LA sluggers Edman, Shohei Ohtani, and Mookie Betts. Thanks for the memories, Grimace.

Juan Soto’s dramatic home run sends NY Yankees to World Series for first time in 15 years: Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo “ALCS MVP” Stanton’s game-tying sixth-inning blast and NY’s lights out bullpen set the stage for Soto’s three-run homer in the 10th inning of Saturday’s 5–2 series-clinching Game 5 victory over the gritty Cleveland Guardians.

• Cleveland boasted one of the best pitching staffs throughout the regular season, but the Bronx Bombers lived up to their name, with Soto, Stanton, and captain Aaron Judge combining for nine home runs in the series. Partying like it’s 2009.

Dodgers and Yankees renew rivalry with star-powered lineups: Up next, a WS matchup for the ages. Before the Dodgers relocated to LA in 1958, “Dem Bums” called Brooklyn home, igniting a feud with the Boys in the Bronx.

• Forty-three years later, a new generation of stars in Ohtani and Betts (LA) and Soto and Judge (NY) will take center stage for their 12th all-time championship showdown. Lights, camera, action — the Fall Classic starts from Hollywood on Friday.