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ESPN'S Jessica Mendoza on Baseball and Breaking Barriers
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1988 Dodgers player profile: John Tudor, the hired slinger - True Blue LA
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Curse of the Bambino - Wikipedia
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Red Sox snag 4th World Series in 15 seasons
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Red Sox put cap on juggernaut season with World Series title
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Dodgers defeat Rays to win first World Series title since 1988
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Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Bound for First Time Since 1988 - The Ringer
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What We Learned From the Dodgers' Win in Game 1 of the World Series - The New York Times
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2021 MLB Season Preview: Team-by-Team Capsules - The New York Times
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Red Sox beat Dodgers to win 4th World Series in 15 years
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Revisiting the Mets' seven-game loss to the Dodgers in the 1988 NLCS - Amazin' Avenue
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MLB playoffs on tap after season of extraordinary numbers - The Boston Globe
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Shades of a bygone era as Justin Turner hits walk-off playoff home run for Dodgers
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Red Sox beat Dodgers 5-1 in Game 5 to win World Series title
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Dodgers make another run at NLCS