The Dodgers have been one of baseball's most fabled franchises. They also have had their moments of shame
From their earliest beginnings in Brooklyn in the 1880s, the Dodgers have been one of baseball’s most fabled franchises. Article content
While the Dodgers (Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson) were the first team to integrate baseball in 1947 and were the inspiration for one of the greatest books about the game, 1972’s The Boys of Summer by Roger Angell, they have had their moments of shame. Article content Article content
And now, far from their blue-collar roots at the legendary Ebbets Field at 55 Sullivan Place in Brooklyn, New York, the Dodgers are looking to repeat their 2024 World Series win.
The problem is, they’re facing off against the underdog Toronto Blue Jays starting