The 2024 World Series stage is set. The Fall Classic will feature the teams with the two largest payrolls and two largest fan bases in the sport. This is a series network executives have been clamoring over for the last decade. Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees. It doesn’t get much better than this. Here is my 2024 World Series Preview!
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Dodgers vs. Yankees 2024 World Series Preview
In this preview, I’ll break down everything from rosters to pitcher vs. batter matchups. With two rounds of playoffs for both of these teams, we have valuable information to predict what we might see on the big stage. These two teams don’t see each other too often, but when they do, it is always the talk of town. We also are in no shortage of superstars. Betts, Judge, Ohtani, Soto. Let’s get into my 2024 World Series Preview.
Schedule
We’ll start with the 2024 World Series schedule. MLB uses the 2-3-2 format for the Championship Series and World Series. The Dodgers have home-field advantage because they won 98 regular-season games to the Yankees’ 94. Every game will be at 8:08 PM EST on FOX. Here’s what the full schedule looks like:
- Game 1 Friday in LA – 8:08 PM EST FOX
- Game 2 Saturday in LA – 8:08 PM EST FOX
- Off Day Sunday (Travel Day)
- Game 3 Monday in NY – 8:08 PM EST FOX
- Game 4 Tuesday in NY – 8:08 PM EST FOX
- Game 5 Wednesday in NY – 8:08 PM EST FOX
- Off Day Thursday (Travel Day)
- Game 6 Friday in LA – 8:08 PM EST FOX
- Game 7 Saturday in LA – 8:08 PM EST FOX
Injuries
Before diving into the expected 26-man rosters, I’ll discuss injuries affecting them. I won’t mention players like Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw, and Jonathan Loáisiga, who are all out for the season and won’t be considered for a roster spot.
Dodgers
Alex Vesia– Vesia suffered an intercostal injury in the NLDS against the Padres. It’ll be significant if Vesia is healthy enough to make the World Series roster, as he provides the Dodgers with another LHP out of the bullpen.
Freddie Freeman– Freeman is dealing with an ankle/foot injury and only played in four of the six games in the NLCS against the Mets. He’ll be on the roster, but it’s definitely something to monitor.
Miguel Rojas– Rojas missed the NLCS with an adductor injury and a sports hernia. He seems like a long shot to make the roster at this point.
Gavin Lux– Lux is dealing with a minor hip flexor injury. By all accounts, he’ll be on the World Series roster.
Brusdar Graterol– Graterol missed most of the season with a shoulder injury and then injured his hamstring in his debut in August. He hasn’t pitched in over a month, yet the Dodgers are pushing to add him to the World Series roster.
Tony Gonsolin– Gonsolin might be the biggest wild card of the bunch. He suffered a UCL tear last season. I don’t think he cracks the roster, but you never know, given the Dodgers’ lack of starting pitching.
Yankees
Nestor Cortes– Cortes suffered a left elbow flexor strain last month. He was more or less ruled out for the season but was seen throwing at Yankee Stadium earlier in the week. On Tuesday, he said, “We have weighed in the consequences that this can lead up to, but if I have a ring and then a year off of baseball, so be it.” Sounds like he’ll be on the roster.
Anthony Rizzo– Rizzo broke two fingers after getting hit by a pitch in the Yankees’ last regular-season game against the Pirates. He missed the ALDS but played well in the ALCS. He’ll be on the World Series roster, but it’s something to keep an eye on.
Expected World Series Rosters
Yankees
Pitchers
Gerrit Cole
Carlos Rodon
Clarke Schmidt
Luis Gil
Nestor Cortes
Marcus Stroman
Luke Weaver
Tommy Kahnle
Clay Holmes
Jake Cousins
Mark Leiter Jr.
Tim Hill
Outfield
Alex Verdugo
Aaron Judge
Juan Soto
Trent Grisham
Jasson Dominguez
Infield
Austin Wells
Jose Trevino
Anthony Rizzo
Gleyber Torres
Anthony Volpe
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Jon Berti
Oswaldo Cabrera
Designated Hitter
Giancarlo Stanton
Dodgers
Pitchers
Jack Flaherty
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Walker Buehler
Anthony Banda
Ben Casparius
Ryan Brasier
Brusdar Graterol
Brent Honeywell Jr.
Daniel Hudson
Michael Kopech
Evan Phillips
Blake Treinen
Alex Vesia
Outfield
Mookie Betts
Chris Taylor
Teoscar Hernandez
Kevin Kiermaier
Infield
Will Smith
Austin Barnes
Freddie Freeman
Max Muncy
Gavin Lux
Tommy Edman
Kike’ Hernandez
Designated Hitter
Shohei Ohtani
Roster Breakdown
I’ll continue my 2024 World Series preview with a minor roster breakdown. On the Yankees’ side of things, they must be happy about the Dodgers’ lack of left-handed pitching. I’ll go into more detail about the Yankee’s struggles against LHP, but the Dodgers having one or two lefties in their arsenal is definitely a win for the Yankees matchup-wise. On the other hand, the Dodgers have the depth advantage.
They have more quality arms in their bullpen, a deeper lineup, and a plethora of players who can play multiple positions. Yes, the Yankees have the starting pitching advantage, but Los Angeles can attack the New York sluggers with a bunch of elite arms who have excellent pitch mixes.
Notable Stats/Trends/Matchups
Yankees
As I mentioned before, the Yankees struggle immensely against left-handed pitching and smash right-handed pitching. In the regular season, the Yankees had a .445 SLG against RHP and a .367 SLG against LHP. In the playoffs, it’s even more drastic. .461 SLG vs RHP, and .308 SLG against LHP. It is definitely an advantage for New York that Los Angeles will only have at most two LHP on this roster.
The Yankees sluggers also love hitting against Los Angeles. Aaron Judge has a 1.575 OPS against the Dodgers in his career, and in 25 games at Dodger Stadium, Giancarlo Stanton has a .309 AVG, 1.086 OPS, and 10 HRs.
Lastly, containing Freddie Freeman will be huge for the Yankees in his series. He usually hits third, behind Ohtani and Betts, and will come up in crucial RBI situations. Freeman’s lowest OPS against any team is against the Yankees, which is another good sign for NY.
Dodgers
One of the Dodgers’ high-leverage relievers, Michael Kopech, has dominated some of the Yankees’ top sluggers. Judge, Stanton, and Rizzo are 0-18 with four strikeouts against Kopech—a true eraser for LA.
A lot has been made of Shohei Ohtani’s struggles with no one on base. You can throw all those numbers away because his numbers with runners in scoring position are absolutely staggering. Dating back to Ohtani’s record-breaking night on September 19th, the slugger is 18 for his last 23 with RISP—just unreal numbers.
Lastly, for LA, Kiké Hernandez has absolutely owned October in his career, and even worse for Yankee fans, he’s owned the Yankees Game 1 and Game 2 starters. Hernandez is 7-19 with a homer against Gerrit Cole and 3-6 with THREE homers against Carlos Rodon. Expect Kiké to come up huge in this series.
Betting Odds and Bets to Consider
The odds show how even these two teams are. Vegas expects this series to be a long one. The Dodgers come in as slight favorites, most likely indicative of Los Angeles having home-field advantage.
I think the Yankees win this series. LA’s lack of left-handed pitching plays right into New York’s hands, and the Yankee sluggers have great numbers playing out west.
Here are the bets I’ll be rolling with for the World Series:
Yankees to Win the World Series +105
Yankees to Win in 6 Games +600
Juan Soto to Hit the Most HR in the WS +750
Aaron Judge WS MVP +500
Mookie Betts MLB Postseason Hits Leader +240