Excitement for the epic renewal of one of baseball's legendary rivalries on Oct 25 is swiping attention on one of the biggest weeks in American sports with the National Basketball Association season tipping off, the National Football League in mid-season and the Major League Soccer play-offs starting.
It is the 41st time the Yankees will play in the World Series, the first time since winning the 2009 crown, and the 22nd time for the Dodgers, who won their most recent of seven titles in 2020.
It is a showdown of the most popular teams from the largest cities and features the sport's top stars, New York's Aaron Judge and Japanese slugger Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers.
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