MLB Announces World Series Viewership Record
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Debating which MLB record is baseball's most unbreakable record, Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive games played record or Cy Young's wins record?
That marked the most viewership for a single game since Game 7 of the 1991 World Series between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers recovered from a ninth-inning deficit against the Toronto Blue Jays to claim a 5-4 win in the 11th inning of Game 7.
The league’s social media channels totaled a record 2.5 billion views during the Fall Classic, up 64% from last year. Granted, the Yankees-Dodgers World Series lasted just five games.
Though the Blue Jays lost the World Series in Game 7 on Saturday, Toronto infielder Ernie Clement set an MLB record with 30 hits in one postseason, breaking the mark held by Randy Arozarena, who had 29 hits as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020.
Former MLB great Kenny Lofton didn't realize that Dodgers' phenom Shohei Ohtani had eclipsed him in the record book.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi as Dodgers Made Insane MLB History in World Series Win Over Blue Jays. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series in a dramatic Game 7 win on Saturday, and made MLB history in the process.
The Washington Nationals named 33-year-old Blake Butera one of the youngest managers in MLB history. Here's the list he'll join:
DePodesta, who inspired Jonah Hill's character in the movie “Moneyball,” returns to baseball after nearly 10 years with the NFL's Cleveland Browns.