The City of Angels experienced citywide festivities after the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a thrilling seven-match World Series championship. Fans across the globe joined Angelenos in jubilation, marking the initial time in a quarter-century that a franchise has achieved back-to-back championships.
Local celebrations included a downtown parade on Monday morning, a reserved-seating event at Dodger Stadium, and impromptu gatherings across the city.
Online footage depict thousands of Angelenos flooding city center avenues, many displaying handmade banners and team flags. The team was seen riding high on a open-top bus through the masses, hoisting the championship trophy proudly.
“My focus is already about the third time we’re going to do this,” the star player remarked through an translator.
The parade route concluded at the stadium, where the team emerged to the rapper’s “Not Like Us,” with DJ Mustard providing music and Ice Cube driving a Pacific blue classic car around the field.
Festivities began well before the procession, with supporters setting off flares in the roads of the city center on Sunday night.
The World Series MVP, named the MVP of the championship, commented plainly about the win.
“We refuse to lose,” Yamamoto said. “I love the Dodgers. I love Los Angeles.”
However, the team owner was met with a less warm reception at the celebration. Recordings from the event seem to depict him walking onstage to a combination of cheers and boos, with jeers interrupting his speech.
The championship served as a bright spot in what has been a trying year for Los Angeles. An approximate 225,000 people showed up to the championship parade last year, and according to Dodgers player Freddie Freeman, supporters this year demonstrated as much if not more enthusiasm.
“It seems it’s nearly twice from last year,” he remarked. “The supporters are incredible. It’s so awesome to be a involved in this.”
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