The city of Angeles welcomes the World Series champions home Thursday morning as the Dodgers arrive at LAX following their win at Yankee Stadium.
Celebrations are in store for Dodgers fans, starting with the team’s plane landing just after 8 a.m. in Los Angeles. Then comes Friday’s highly anticipated parade, which was denied during the 2020 World Series victory when COVID restrictions were in place.
“Who wants a parade!” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shouted during the on-field celebration after Wednesday night’s win.
The closely contested Game 5 ended with the Dodgers defeating the Yankees 7-6. The comeback win was a nail-biter as the Boys in Blue fought their way back. Trailing 5-0 in the fifth inning, the Dodgers took advantage of some errors by the Yankees, giving them five unearned runs. The Yankees regained the lead in the sixth inning, but in the eighth the Dodgers took the lead with two runs, making the final score 7-6.
The five-run deficit the Dodgers overcame was the largest in a World Series victory, breaking the Pirates’ previous record of four in their 9–7 victory over the Washington Senators in Game 7 of the Series in 1925.
Friday’s victory parade will take place in downtown Los Angeles, along with a “special celebration” at Dodger Stadium.
The parade, with team members riding in double-decker buses, starts at 11 a.m. at Gloria Molina Grand Park, across from City Hall. It fittingly takes place on the late Fernando Valenzuela’s birthday, November 1. The Dodgers announced the death of the player affectionately known as “El Toro,” who rose to fame in the 1980s, just days before the World Series.
Mayor Karen Bass will kick off the 45-minute procession, which will travel south on Spring Street, then west on First Street, south on Grand Avenue and west on Fifth Street, ending in the area of Fifth and Flower Streets.
Due to significant street closures and limited public parking, fans are encouraged to take public transportation.
The 2024 victory earns their eighth title in franchise history.
