Nearly 200,000 people attended the Dodgers parade Friday morning in Los Angeles in the World Series championship celebration over the New York Yankees, the city of Los Angeles reported in a statement.
The parade began in front of City Hall, with players aboard open double-decker buses. The column traveled along Spring Street, 1st Street, Grand Avenue to the intersection of 5th Street and Flower Street, after a journey of approximately 1.2 miles.
“It is estimated that more than 200,000 people attended to the Dodgers Championship Parade in downtown Los Angeles, and many of them heeded the call of local leaders to take the Metro and relieve vehicle traffic,” the city said in its press release.
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Los Angeles city officials stressed that The parade could be held without any interruption.
Since before dawn on Friday, dozens of fans They were stationed along the parade routewhich started after 11:00 a.m.
Thousands of fans shared in the championship team’s celebration as they waved giant blue Dodger flags as buses carrying players passed by. that showed the trophy they won for their victory in the World Series.
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The Los Angeles Police Department reported that 12 people were arrested during the parade. Six suspects were implicated in commercial robbery, four in receiving stolen property and two in failure to disperse.
After the parade, the champion team had a ticketed celebration for fans at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers’ championship parade was held on November 1, the day It would have been the 64th birthday of the unforgettable pitcher Fernando Valenzuelawho died on October 22, a few days before the World Series.
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The scene in downtown Los Angeles and at Dodger Stadium was much different than the last time the Dodgers won their previous World Series in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. when there was no celebration parade.
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