A-Rod calls LA Dodgers ‘gold standard’

Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez said the Los Angeles Dodgers’ triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays capped “the greatest World Series I've seen in my lifetime” and signalled the franchise’s firm grip on Major League Baseball.

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From left, Tom Brady, Alex Rodriguez and Michael Strahan attend ALEX vs AROD New York premiere at DGA Theater.

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Before the series, Rodriguez said the matchup looked like “David versus Goliath,’ but by Game Seven it was “Goliath versus Goliath.”

The Dodgers were down to their final two outs in Saturday's decider in Toronto but rallied to force extra innings and went on to claim their second title in a row and third in six years.

Rodriguez, commonly known by the nickname A-Rod, called the Dodgers the sport's “gold standard’, praising president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman for deploying resources to assemble elite talent and keep them as annual contenders.