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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers Face Long History To Repeat As World Series Champions
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Dodgers Face Long History To Repeat As World Series Champions

Matthew Moreno
April 1, 2021
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2020 World Series trophy, world champions sign, 2020 Dodgers Holiday Festival
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The Los Angeles Dodgers winning the World Series in 2020 ended more than three decades of heartache for the franchise but further heightened expectations for this season. Particularly with the Dodgers signing reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer.

There already are discussions about the 2021 Dodgers being their most talented team yet, and one capable of breaking the Seattle Mariners’ Major League record of 116 wins.

Of course, L.A. remains focused on capturing another World Series title rather than achieving regular-season greatness. Manager Dave Roberts and several players have asserted the team will avoid any sort of hangover, which — along with injuries — was a factor in 2018.

Being defending champions this time around presents another challenge: repeating. No MLB team has won back-to-back titles since the New York Yankees rattled off three straight from 1998-2000.

The last time the Dodgers entered a regular season fresh off a World Series win — 1989 — they finished 77-83 and in fourth place of a six-team National League West division. The 1988 championship club won 94 games.

In the 20 seasons since the Yankees were the last team to repeat, only nine times did the defending champion reach the postseason.

“I think we have a pretty good idea since we’ve been to three of the last four World Series and only were able to come away with the trophy one time,” Justin Turner said of the difficult to win one title, much less defend it.

“This room knows how difficult it is, how big of a challenge it is just to make it to the World Series. And then once you’re there, it’s even harder to win those last four games. Hopefully we can break this little dry spell like we broke the [31] years of L.A. not having a championship.

“I don’t think we’re looking at this year different than any other year. Every year I’ve been a Dodger, we’ve come in and talked about winning a World Series. Just because we were able to accomplish that last year, it doesn’t change anything about our goals this year.”

Dodgers yet to have repeat World Series champion

Including the franchise’s history in Brooklyn, the Dodgers now have won seven World Series. However, none of those titles came in consecutive years. The closest they came was winning championships in 1963 and 1965.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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