Magic Johnson knows all about waving at crowds in a championship celebration. He did it five times with the Lakers, but on Monday he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers parade. Including grabbing photos with the city's newest rising star: World Series Most Valuable Player Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

In a lengthy post on the social media website X, formerly Twitter, the Dodgers' part-owner called Yamamoto a “Dodgers great” while detailing the joyous occasion .

“Had a great time today in my 12th Championship parade! What made it so special is the fact I got to enjoy it with my beautiful wife Cookie and my two grandchildren Gigi and Avery! We were hanging out with Dodger great and World Series MVP pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto,” Johnson posted.

He then delivered his thanks to the 52,000 who came o

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