Major League Baseball
A spectacular comeback is rewarded: The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in baseball. For some of their fans, celebrating isn’t enough: the police have to intervene.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series for the eighth time, unintentionally triggering fan riots in their hometown. After an impressive comeback, the Californians defeated the New York Yankees 7:6 and 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 that a “hostile crowd” had 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.
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.
Freeman calls a party
During the party in the locker 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 will be celebrating for a long time, because it is simply difficult to win championships in this game. .. with this group of guys we can finally have a parade for LA.”
