By Wilson Florez
31 Oct 2024, 08:52 AM EDT
The “city that never sleeps” witnessed a nightmare in game five of the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers came from behind to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 at Yankee Stadium itself. In the middle of the celebration, Miguel Rojas and Teoscar Hernández spoke exclusively to La Opinión.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost this fifth game 0-5. However, the defensive errors were well taken advantage of by the Dodgers’ offense and In the fifth inning of the fifth game they managed to wake up.
The Fall Classic returns to the showcases of the Los Angeles team. The Los Angeles Dodgers won their eighth World Series title and their first since the underrated 2020 championship. Despite talk of parity in this series, The Dodgers showed their superiority and dominated the MLB.
“Happy, happy, I think It is difficult to put the emotions into words because this is the moment that every baseball player and every athlete wants to live.to have the opportunity to win the last game of the season and it was worth it,” he said Miguel Rojas during the celebration of the title in statements compiled by Ricardo López Juárez.
Likewise, the Dominican Teoscar Hernandez He also appreciated the opportunity he has to belong to the Los Angeles Dodgers and that he stayed healthy during the season to be able to contribute to the historic Major League team. “Excellent, grateful to God for having me here on this opportunity and contributing to this great organization”Teoscar said.
The memory of Fernando Valenzuela
On October 22 of this year, days before the World Series began with the Dodgers as protagonists, The Los Angeles team announced the sad news of the death of Fernando Valenzuela. The legendary Mexican pitcher is a myth within the Major Leagues and, in a way, This success is in honor of his memory.
“Fernando is very important for this organization, he demonstrated it while he was alive. We dedicate this triumph to him and we are going to celebrate his birthday for him as well.”said Teoscar Hernández.
Likewise, Miguel Rojas acknowledged that during the season there were several extra-sports factors that could affect the team emotionally, but the roster knew how to remain unbreakable. Valenzuela’s death served as fuel to win the World Seriesan achievement dedicated to the remembered Mexican “Toro”.
“This is for him tooI think one of the things we went through this year, we went through too many things that affected us off the field, but we never gave up. We always stayed strong and I believe that this is the time to celebrate and Thanks to Fernando for that too. For being part of this. He was with us all season long.”, pointed out Miguel Rojas.
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