Of the 115 World Series ever played, the Dodgers and Yankees have opposed each other in 11 of them. That accounts for 9.5 percent of total World Series matchups and is by far the most common.
It’s also the matchup forecast by Baseball America in a near-unanimous vote by our editorial team—and it’s easy to see why.
This story is from the March 2020 edition of Baseball America.
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