What a comeback, what a triumph: The Los Angeles Dodgers have them World Series won. There were cheers and riots in her hometown.
After an impressive comeback, the Californians defeated the New York Yankees 7:6 on Thursday night (local time) and thus celebrated their decisive fourth victory in the fifth game of the final series.
After the success, the peaceful celebrations of the Dodgers supporters in Los Angeles sometimes got out of control. After fireworks were initially lit, the police reported one “hostile crowd”, who set a bus on fire. According to media reports, there were also unauthorized gatherings at Dodger Stadium.
At another intersection, projectiles and fireworks were shot and thrown at police when they tried to break up a gathering. Police urged people to avoid the area. The police later reported looting in the city center.
Freeman named MVP
Meanwhile, the players celebrated their success in New York. At Yankee Stadium, Los Angeles was already 0-5 behind after three runs (innings). Led by Freddie Freeman, who was voted Most Valuable Player, and aided by errors from the hosts, the Dodgers tied the game with five points in the fifth inning.
“When you get extra outs in this game, you have to take advantage of it. We did that in this inning,” Freeman said.
Freddie Freeman with the MVP trophy
Freeman calls a party
During the party in the changing room, he praised his team – wearing ski goggles on his head to protect him from showers of drinks. “We knew from day one that we had a good team”said the 35-year-old and called for a party night: “We’re going to celebrate this for a long time because it’s just hard to win championships in this game…With this group of guys, we can finally put on a parade for LA.”
