The Los Angeles Dodgers finally won their World Series, the first for the franchise since 1988 and the first in three tries for them over the past four years.

The Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field behind a stellar effort from their bullpen, with six relievers combining for a 7⅓ scoreless innings after starter Tony Gonsolin gave up a solo home run to Rays rookie sensation Randy Arozarena in the first.

Corey Seager achieved a rare October double, becoming Most Valuable Player of the World Series after earning the honor for the League Championship Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the World Series, determined to do what they couldn't the last two times they tried: end a championship drought of more than three decades.

Cody Bellingers mammoth seventh-inning home run unknotted a tense, tied game, and Julio Urias vanquished the vaunted Atlanta Braves lineup for the final nine outs in the Dodgers' 4-3 win in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night.

The Tampa Bay Rays, a team of anonymous stars, are headed to the World Series after holding off baseball's most infamous team.

The Rays held on to beat the Houston Astros 4-2 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday, ending Houston's bid to become the second team in baseball history to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a postseason series.