Best of 2020: The Dodgers' Surreal World Series Win
The Lead
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🗓️ 31 December 2020
⏱️ 15 minutes
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In late October, the L.A. Dodgers ended their World Series drought in one of most surreal nights in baseball history. Today, as part of our look back at the year in sports, we’re re-airing our episode about that game. The Athletic’s Pedro Moura joined us to discuss the strange night in Texas when the Dodgers won the title and the scene that unfolded after third baseman Justin Turner tested positive for Covid-19.
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| 0:33.4 | In late October, the Dodgers ended their World Series drought in one of the most surreal |
| 0:37.5 | nights in baseball history. |
| 0:39.4 | Today, as part of our look back at the year in sports, we're re-airing our episode |
| 0:43.5 | about that game. |
| 0:45.4 | The Athletics Pedro Mora joined us to discuss the strange night in Texas when the Dodgers |
| 0:49.4 | won the title and the scene that unfolded after just an internal tested positive for |
| 0:53.5 | COVID. |
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| 0:59.4 | So, Pedro, let's start with game six Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas. |
| 1:07.6 | And here are the Dodgers just one win away from a championship. |
| 1:11.8 | Here are the Rays two wins away from a championship. |
| 1:15.3 | For the Dodgers, how are they up three games to two? |
| 1:17.6 | What was the story during the earlier part of that game? |
| 1:21.1 | The Dodgers were getting dominant. |
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