On October 27, 2020 the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first Word Series title, winning the series against the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 taking game six with a score of 3-1. The last time they were at they were champions…32 years ago in 1988.
This is their seventh title in the Dodgers franchise (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020).
Corey Seager was named Most Valuable Player of the World Series, batting .400 with two home runs, five RBI’s, and six walks in the six games against the Rays.
Dodgers Third Baseman Pulled During Game for Positive COVID-19 Test
Justin Turner, L.A. Dodgers third baseman, was pulled before the start of the eighth inning because of a positive COVID-19 test. He was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in game six before leaving the game. Turner joined his teammates on the field during their championship celebration to take photos with the trophy. When 2018 MLB MVP outfielder Mookie Betts was asked about Turner returning to the field to the celebrate with the team, Betts responded, “He’s part of the team. Forget all that, he’s part of the team. We’re not excluding him from anything.”
Outspoken Christian Clayton Kershaw Finally Becomes World Series Champion
Clayton Kershaw has been with the Los Angeles Dodgers for his entire thirteen year career, a statistic that is rare in major league sports today. Kershaw was the Dodgers seventh pick in the 2006 draft. The 32-year-old has won three CY Young awards (2011, 2013, 2014) and was named MLB MVP in 2004.
Kershaw gave his testimony in an I Am Second film. He said, “Its about the legacy you leave off the field. It’s about how many people I can affect with the platform that He gave me.”
During an interview with Fellowship of Christian Athletes Magazine, Kershaw said, “I didn’t do anything to deserve this gift. God gave me an ability to throw a baseball. He chose me for a reason, and I want to honor Him with that. You can’t control the talents He gives you, no doubt about that. But you can control the effort you put forth with those talents.”
Colossians 3:23 is the only thing listed in his Twitter bio. The Bible verse reads, “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”