2020 World Series Championship

Lore & Background

The Dodgers finished the regular season 43–17, winning their eighth straight division title, and swept both the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLWCS and the San Diego Padres in the NLDS. They then defeated the Braves in the NLCS to advance to the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, their third World Series appearance in the last four years and their 24th pennant in franchise history, surpassing the San Francisco Giants for the most in the National League. The Dodgers would then go on to defeat the Rays in six games, winning their first World Series since 1988, their sixth since moving to Los Angeles, and the seventh in franchise history.

In Their Own Story

Under the bright lights of Orlando's temporary stadium, the final out echoed across an empty field. Will Smith raised his glove as confetti cannons fired into the night air. In the silence of the bubble, the roar was internal, a collective exhale for a city that had waited three decades to hear this sound again.

Reader's Guide

The team's regular season .717 winning percentage is the highest of the post-1960 expansion era. Had the team finished a 162-game season at the same pace, they would have tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 2001 Seattle Mariners with a record 116 wins.

Did You Know?

• The 2020 Dodgers started the season 30–10, matching the best 40-game start in franchise history.
• The Dodgers led MLB in runs scored (349), home runs (118) and slugging percentage (.483, tied with the Atlanta Braves).
• The 2020 season was shortened to 60 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with players reporting to training camps on July 1 and Opening Day on July 23.