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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Dodgers’ World Series victory brings big cheer to LA

    On Tuesday night, the LA Dodgers won their first World Series in 32 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in game six. Fans celebrated in the streets of LA with fireworks, though the game took place at a neutral site in Texas.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 28, 2020 • 4m Listen

    On Tuesday night, the LA Dodgers won their first World Series in 32 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in game six. Fans celebrated in the streets of LA with fireworks, though the game took place at a neutral site in Texas. The World Series Most Valuable Player award went to the Dodgers’ star shortstop Corey Seager. The Dodgers’ title came just 16 days after the Lakers brought home an NBA title. KCRW gives a play-by-play of what happened on Tuesday night.

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    How the LA Dodgers won this year’s World Series
    1. 0:00Dodgers’ World Series victory brings big cheer to LAYou’re reading this
    2. 4:51Some California districts are turning purple. How Republicans are adapting
    3. 13:56‘They've accepted Trump is crazy’: KFI host John Kobylt on his listeners’ political views
    4. 23:18As museums face racial and economic problems, smaller institutions are showing progress
    5. 35:53In ‘Coming Home Again,’ a son cares for his mom as she battles stomach cancer
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    How the LA Dodgers won this year’s World Series
    1. 0:00Dodgers’ World Series victory brings big cheer to LAYou’re reading this
    2. 4:51Some California districts are turning purple. How Republicans are adapting
    3. 13:56‘They've accepted Trump is crazy’: KFI host John Kobylt on his listeners’ political views
    4. 23:18As museums face racial and economic problems, smaller institutions are showing progress
    5. 35:53In ‘Coming Home Again,’ a son cares for his mom as she battles stomach cancer
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