People buy goods at a pop-up store for Major League Baseball (MLB) star Shohei Ohtani ahead of the first World Series game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon A clerk shows a T-shirt to a customer at a pop-up store for Major League Baseball (MLB) star Shohei Ohtani ahead of the first World Series game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Customers choose a T-shirt at a pop-up store for Major League Baseball (MLB) star Shohei Ohtani ahead of the first World Series game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2024.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon A man chooses T-shirts at a pop-up store for Major League Baseball (MLB) star Shohei Ohtani ahead of the first World Series game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon LOS ANGELES - When the Dodgers won the World Series in 2020, the celebration was muted amid public health efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19, but with Shohei Ohtani leading a potent Los Angeles lineup, fans are hopeful their long-awaited parade is coming. The Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the pandemic-hit Fall Classic four years ago, which came after an abbreviated 60-game season.

Just 11,500 fans were on hand in Arlington to witness the feat. "Last time we won was during the COVID World Series an.