| 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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| World Series Champions National League Champions National League West Champions | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
| City | Los Angeles, California | |
| Record | 98–64 (.605) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Guggenheim Baseball Management | |
| President | Stan Kasten | |
| President of baseball operations | Andrew Friedman | |
| General managers | Brandon Gomes | |
| Managers | Dave Roberts | |
| Television | Spectrum SportsNet LA (Joe Davis, Stephen Nelson, Orel Hershiser, Eric Karros, Mookie Betts, Jessica Mendoza, Rick Monday and Kirsten Watson or David Vassegh) | |
| Radio | KLAC-AM Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network (Tim Neverett, Stephen Nelson, Rick Monday, José Mota) KTNQ (Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela, José Mota) | |
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The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 62nd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California.
Shohei Ohtani made his Dodgers debut after signing a record 10-year, $700 million contract with the club in the off-season.[1] In his first season, Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to break the 50 homerun, 50 stolen bases barrier in a single-season. He also surpassed Shawn Green's Dodgers single-season home run record with 54 home runs.
The Dodgers broadcast teams suffered losses this season as both Charley Steiner and Fernando Valenzuela battled cancer. Steiner was unable to broadcast any games on the radio during 2024 but announced that his multiple myeloma blood cancer was in remission by the end of the season.[2] Valenzuela, long time Dodgers player and a Spanish language broadcaster since 2003 worked most games but was forced to step down from broadcasting during the last week of the season due to a battle with liver cancer,[3] which ultimately ended his life a few days before the World Series began.[4]
The Dodgers clinched their 12th consecutive postseason berth on September 19, which remains the longest active playoff streak in major North American professional sports.[5] It also extends the longest playoff streak in franchise history.[6] On September 26, the Dodgers won the National League West division for the third consecutive season and the 11th time in the past 12 seasons. The Dodgers remained in first place in the division for the entire season (making their postseason World Series victory a wire-to-wire win); The Dodgers finished the season with a 98–64 record, the best in the majors, and home field advantage throughout the playoffs.[7] For the third time in five years, they faced their division rival San Diego Padres in the 2024 National League Division Series, which they won the series in five games to advance to the 2024 National League Championship Series. They beat the New York Mets in six games to win their first NL pennant since 2020 and 25th overall. They faced the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series, the twelfth meeting between the two clubs in the World Series and the first since 1981. The Dodgers won the series in five games for their eighth World Series championship.
- ^ Wexler, Sarah. "$700M stunner: Ohtani to Dodgers on biggest deal in sports history". MLB.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Plashke, Bill (October 24, 2024). "Column: 'He's gone through hell.' Charley Steiner's brutal but winning battle with cancer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Castillo, Jorge (October 2, 2024). "Dodgers announcer Fernando Valenzuela on leave to focus on health". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Guzman, Ed (October 22, 2024). "Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who sparked Fernandomania, dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, R.J.; Axisa, Mike (September 19, 2024). "Dodgers, Guardians clinch playoff berths: Both teams vying for best record in respective leagues". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Toribio, Juan (September 19, 2024). "Behind Ohtani's historic day, LA secures 12th straight playoff berth". MLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Toribio, Juan (September 26, 2024). "For 11th time in 12 seasons, Dodgers are best in NL West". MLB.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.