Editing Los Angeles Dodgers (section)

==Rivalries==
The Dodgers' rivalry with the [[San Francisco Giants]] dates back to the 19th century when the two teams were based in New York; the rivalry with the [[New York Yankees]] took place when the Dodgers were based in New York, but was revived with their East Coast/West Coast World Series battles in 1963, 1977, 1978, and 1981. The Dodgers' rivalries with the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]] also dates back to their days in New York, but were most fierce during the 1970s, 1980s, and 2000s. 

The Dodgers also shared a heated rivalry with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. The Dodgers had even shared a rather volatile rivalry with divisional foes; the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] during most of the 2010s. Their intra-city rivalry with the [[Los Angeles Angels]] dates back to the Angels' inaugural season in 1961. The Dodgers have recently revived an old Southern California-based rivalry with the [[San Diego Padres]] dating back to the Padres' inaugural season in 1969. Most recently; the Dodgers have also regrown a heated rivalry against the former divisional foe [[Houston Astros]] after their move to the American League, due in no small part to the controversy of the [[2017 World Series]].

===Divisional===
====San Francisco Giants====
{{Main|Dodgers–Giants rivalry}}
The Dodgers–Giants rivalry is one of the oldest and fiercest rivalries in North American sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baseball's top 10 rivalries|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/MLB-top-10-rivalries-042710#photo-title=Dodgers-Giants&photo=11184034|access-date=March 17, 2012|archive-date=March 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326235353/http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/MLB-top-10-rivalries-042710#photo-title=Dodgers-Giants&photo=11184034|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/28/baseball-best-rivalries-lifestyle-sports-baseball_slide.html|title=In Depth: Baseball's Most Intense Rivalries|website=Forbes|access-date=October 29, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023013301/https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/28/baseball-best-rivalries-lifestyle-sports-baseball_slide.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The feud between the Dodgers and the [[San Francisco Giants]] began in the late 19th century when both clubs were based in New York City, with the Dodgers playing in [[Brooklyn]] and the Giants playing at the [[Polo Grounds]] in [[Manhattan]]. After the 1957 season, Dodgers owner [[Walter O'Malley]] moved the team to Los Angeles for financial and other reasons.<ref name="MoveToCalifornia">{{cite book|title=After many a summer: the passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a golden age in New York baseball|first=Robert|last=Murphy|year=2009|location=New York|publisher=Sterling|isbn=978-1-4027-6068-6|url=https://archive.org/details/aftermanysummerp0000murp}}</ref> Along the way, he managed to convince Giants owner [[Horace Stoneham]]—who was considering moving his team to [[Minnesota]]—to preserve the rivalry by bringing his team to California as well.<ref name="MoveToCalifornia" /> [[Sports in New York City|New York]] baseball fans were stunned and heartbroken by the move.<ref name="MoveToCalifornia" /><ref>{{cite book|title=The Dodgers move west: the transfer of the Brooklyn baseball franchise to Los Angeles|first=Neil J.|last=Sullivan|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1987|isbn=0-19-504366-9|url=https://archive.org/details/dodgersmovewest00sull}}</ref> Given that the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco have been bitter rivals in economic, cultural, and political arenas for over a century and a half, the new venue in California became fertile ground for its transplantation.

Each team's ability to endure for over a century while moving across an entire continent, as well as the rivalry's leap from a cross-city to a cross-state engagement, have led to the rivalry being considered one of the greatest in American sports history.<ref>{{cite news|title=The ten greatest rivalries|url=https://www.espn.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html|date=January 3, 2000|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 2, 2010|archive-date=October 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025044126/http://espn.go.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Caple|first=Jim|title=Giants-Dodgers best rivalry in baseball|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/caple_jim/1432476.html|date=September 16, 2002|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 2, 2010|archive-date=May 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530112719/http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/caple_jim/1432476.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Beard |first=Donald |title=Giants-Dodgers Covers a Lot of Ground |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8285-2005Mar28?language=printer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232226/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8285-2005Mar28?language=printer|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2011|date=March 30, 2005|newspaper=The Washington Post|page=H5}}</ref>

Unlike many other historic baseball match-ups in which one team remains dominant for most of their history, the Dodgers–Giants rivalry has exhibited a persistent balance in the respective successes of the two teams. While the Giants have more wins in franchise history, the Dodgers have the most National League pennants at 24, with the Giants following close behind at 23. The Dodgers and the Giants are tied for [[World Series]] titles at eight. The [[2010 World Series]] was the Giants' first championship since moving to California, while the Dodgers had won six World Series titles since their move, their last title coming in the [[2024 World Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/index.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/index.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants Team History & Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

In [[2021 Major League Baseball season|2021]], the Dodgers and Giants both finished the regular season with over 100 wins, with the latter clinching the division with a record of 107–55. The Dodgers were one game behind with a record of 106–56, relegating them to the [[2021 National League Wild Card Game|NL Wild Card Game]], in which they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals. This resulted in the first postseason matchup between the Dodgers and Giants in the [[2021 National League Division Series|NLDS]]. With a combined 213 regular season wins, this is the most number of regular season wins between competing teams in any MLB postseason series.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=ESPNStatsInfo |number=1446097991711002632 |date=October 7, 2021 |title=The 106-win Dodgers will face the 107-win Giants in the NLDS. This will be their first ever postseason meeting, and it's the first time in MLB history (regular season or playoffs) that two teams will meet after winning at least 105 games. |access-date=November 25, 2024}}</ref> The Dodgers ultimately won in the decisive Game 5, but would lose in the [[2021 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] to the eventual World Series champions: Atlanta Braves.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2021 |title=Giants' magical season ends with Game 5 loss to Dodgers |url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-magical-season-ends-with-game-5-loss-to-dodgers/1166366/ |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=NBC Sports Bay Area & California |language=en-US}}</ref>

====San Diego Padres====
{{Main|Padres-Dodgers rivalry}}
The Padres' rivalry with the Dodgers has often been lopsided in favor of Los Angeles; however, recent growth between the two teams in competition has added intensity on top of proximity between Los Angeles and San Diego.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-padres-rivalry-renewed-in-nlds|title= Dodgers, Padres Rivalry Renewed in NLDS|website= [[MLB.com]]|access-date= August 3, 2022|archive-date= August 2, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220802181414/https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-padres-rivalry-renewed-in-nlds|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Jorge |title=Dodgers sweep Padres in NLDS behind stellar pitching and offense |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2020-10-08/dodgers-sweep-padres-in-nlds-behind-stellar-pitching-and-offense |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 8, 2020 |archive-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606192803/https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2020-10-08/dodgers-sweep-padres-in-nlds-behind-stellar-pitching-and-offense |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Dodgers currently lead the series 518–419, with the two teams meeting in the playoffs three times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Head-to-Head Records |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/head2head-games.cgi |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Dodgers swept the Padres in the [[2020 NLDS]], won in five games in the [[2024 NLDS]], and the Padres won in four games in the [[2022 NLDS]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Scott |title=Dodgers-Padres rivalry is just heating up |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/sports/baseball/dodgers-padres.html |access-date=August 3, 2022 |work=[[New York Times]] |date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803181306/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/sports/baseball/dodgers-padres.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Arizona Diamondbacks====
{{Main|Diamondbacks-Dodgers rivalry}}
The rivalry between the Dodgers and the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] was one of the fiercest divisional matchups for multiple years, particularly during the 2010s when both teams were in regular contention for control of the division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2024916-has-dodgers-diamondbacks-rivalry-overtaken-yankees-red-sox-as-mlbs-best|title=Has Dodgers-Diamondbacks Rivalry Overtaken Yankees-Red Sox as MLB's Best?|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409022617/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2024916-has-dodgers-diamondbacks-rivalry-overtaken-yankees-red-sox-as-mlbs-best|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to the elevated competition, animosity rose immensely between both sides resulting in multiple incidents involving either team throwing pitches at one another, occasionally escalating into several bench-clearing brawls. 

After eliminating the Diamondbacks and clinching the division on September 19, 2013, multiple Dodgers players celebrated the win by jumping into the pool at Chase Field.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1781487-diamondbacks-unhappy-with-dodgers-pool-celebration-after-clinching-nl-west|title=Diamondbacks Unhappy with Dodgers' Pool Celebration After Clinching NL West|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409022121/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1781487-diamondbacks-unhappy-with-dodgers-pool-celebration-after-clinching-nl-west|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 8, 2015, Zack Greinke signed a six-year, $206.5 million contract with the Diamondbacks in free agency. Both teams met during the [[2017 National League Division Series]]; the Diamondbacks were swept 3–0 by the Dodgers en route to their appearance in the [[2017 World Series|World Series]]. The teams rematched in the [[2023 National League Division Series]], with the Diamondbacks returning the favor with a 3–0 sweep of their own as they eventually reached the [[2023 World Series|World Series]]. The Dodgers lead the series 259–193, with the teams tied 3–3 in the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=mcubed.net: MLB: Series records: Los Angeles Dodgers against Arizona Diamondbacks |url=https://mcubed.net/mlb/la/ari.shtml?expand_article=1#google_vignette |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=mcubed.net}}</ref>

===National League===
====St. Louis Cardinals====
{{Main|Cardinals–Dodgers rivalry}}
Primarily a playoff rivalry; since 1892, The Dodgers and [[St. Louis Cardinals]] have met 6 times in the postseason with 2 meetings in the NLCS won by the Cardinals. Both teams have recently grown a history of animosity towards one another since the late 2000s as both teams often met frequently in the postseason. The Dodgers have not fared as well against the Cardinals in the postseason. In five prior postseason series matchups, the Cardinals have won four with the Dodgers winning only the 2009 NLDS and the 2021 National League Wild Card Game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/10876/dodgers-cardinals-rivalry-going-strong|title=Dodgers-Cardinals rivalry going strong|date=June 28, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2021-10-04/the-head-to-head-playof-history-of-the-los-angeles-dodgers-and-st-louis-cardinals|title=The one-sided head-to-head playoff history of the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 4, 2021 }}</ref>

====Cincinnati Reds====
The Dodgers' former rivalry with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] was one of the most intense during the 1970s through the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mlb.com/news/book-explores-reds-dodgers-rivalry-c233919226|title=Book Explores Reds-Dodgers Rivalry|date=June 7, 2017|last1=Hagen|first1=Paul|work=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> They often competed for the NL West division title. From 1970 to 1990, they had eleven 1–2 finishes in the standings, with seven of them being within 5½ games or fewer. Both teams also played in numerous championships during this span, combining to win 10 NL Pennants and 5 World Series titles from {{wsy|1970}}–{{wsy|1990}}, most notably as the [[Big Red Machine]] teams clashed frequently with the [[Tommy Lasorda]]-era Dodgers teams. Reds manager [[Sparky Anderson]] once said, "I don't think there's a rivalry like ours in either league. The Giants are supposed to be the Dodgers' natural rivals, but I don't think the feeling is there anymore. It's not there the way it is with us and the Dodgers."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=Los+Angeles+and+Cincinnati+have+the+most+inflammatory+-+04.28.75+-+SI+Vault&urlID=455502997&action=cpt&partnerID=289881&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1089769%2Findex.htm%257Ctitle%3DWhere|title=Where There's Smoke There's Ire|date=April 28, 1975|first=Ron|last=Fimrite|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=March 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312043515/http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=Los+Angeles+and+Cincinnati+have+the+most+inflammatory+-+04.28.75+-+SI+Vault&urlID=455502997&action=cpt&partnerID=289881&fb=Y&url=http:%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1089769%2Findex.htm%7Ctitle=Where|url-status=dead}}</ref> The rivalry ended when division realignment moved the Reds to the NL Central. However, they did face one another in the [[1995 National League Division Series|1995 NLDS]].

===American League===
====Los Angeles Angels====
{{Main|Freeway Series}}
This rivalry refers to a series of games played with the [[Los Angeles Angels]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/freeway-series-angels-and-dodgers-have-built-up-some-history-in-their-relationship|title=Freeway Series: Angels and Dodgers have built up some history in their relationship|date=July 5, 2018|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> The Freeway Series takes its name from the massive freeway system in the [[Greater Los Angeles Area|greater Los Angeles metropolitan area]], the home of both teams; one could travel from one team's stadium to the other simply by traveling along [[Interstate 5]]. The term is akin to ''[[Subway Series]]'' which refers to meetings between New York City baseball teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingcharts.com/dictionary/mlb/subway-series.aspx|title=Subway Series Definition – Sporting Charts|website=www.sportingcharts.com|access-date=March 20, 2019|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229094213/https://www.sportingcharts.com/dictionary/mlb/subway-series.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The term "''Freeway Series''" also inspired the official name of the region's [[National Hockey League|NHL]] rivalry: the ''[[Freeway Face-Off]].''

Animosity between the team's fanbases grew stronger in 2005, when the Angels' new team owner [[Arte Moreno]] changed the name of his ball club from the 'Anaheim Angels', to the 'Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Absurd History of "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"|url=https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-absurd-history-of-the-los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=The Hardball Times|date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730003324/https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-absurd-history-of-the-los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the city of Anaheim is located roughly 30 miles from Downtown Los Angeles, the Angels franchise was ridiculed throughout the league for the contradictory nature surrounding the name, especially by Dodgers owner [[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]], who filed a formal complaint to commissioner [[Bud Selig]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 14, 2005|title=McCourt No Fan of Angels' Name|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-14-sp-angels14-story.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804094213/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-14-sp-angels14-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Once the complaint was denied, McCourt devised a t-shirt mocking the crosstown rivals reading 'The Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles', which remains popular amongst the fanbase to this day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 21, 2019|title=The Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles Shirt is Back, but Not for the Reason you Think|url=https://www.dodgersnation.com/dodgers-revive-popular-shirt-poking-fun-at-angels-of-anaheim/2019/12/21/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Dodgers Nation|language=en-US|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803122329/https://www.dodgersnation.com/dodgers-revive-popular-shirt-poking-fun-at-angels-of-anaheim/2019/12/21/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====New York Yankees====
{{Main|Dodgers–Yankees rivalry|Subway Series}}
The Dodgers' rivalry with the [[New York Yankees]] is one of the most well-known [[Major League Baseball rivalries|rivalries in Major League Baseball]].<ref name="YankeesDodgers">{{cite news|title=Oscars of interleague: Stars coming out for Yankees-Dodgers|date=June 25, 2010|first=Bob|last=Nightengale|newspaper=USA Today|page=C4|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2010-06-24-yankees-dodgers-preview_N.htm|access-date=September 4, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628114709/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2010-06-24-yankees-dodgers-preview_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The two teams have met twelve times in the [[World Series]], more times than any other two teams from the [[American League|American]] and [[National League (baseball)|National Leagues]].<ref name="YankeesDodgers" /> The initial significance was embodied in the two teams' proximity in New York City when the Dodgers initially played in [[Brooklyn]]. After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, the rivalry retained its significance as the two teams represented the two largest cities on opposite sides of the United States [[Largest cities in the United States by population by decade|since the 1980s]].

Although the rivalry's significance arose from the two teams' numerous World Series meetings, the Yankees and Dodgers had gone 40 years without meeting in the World Series from {{wsy|1981}} until {{wsy|2024}}.<ref name="YankeesDodgers" /> They would not play each other in a non-exhibition game until 2004, when they played a three-game [[Interleague play|interleague]] series.<ref name="YankeesDodgers" /> Their last meeting in the regular season was in June 2024, when the Dodgers won two out of three games in New York.<ref name="ESPN 2019 Yankees Dodgers">{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27463909/seven-takeaways-yankees-dodgers-weekend-showdown |last=Gonzalez |first=Alden |title=Seven takeaways from Yankees-Dodgers weekend showdown |website=ESPN |date=August 25, 2019 |access-date=August 26, 2019 |archive-date=August 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826093405/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27463909/seven-takeaways-yankees-dodgers-weekend-showdown |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Houston Astros====
The rivalry between the Dodgers and the [[Houston Astros]] had initially begun as a divisional matchup, but hostility waned following Houston's realignment to the American League. In 2017, the two teams played one another in the [[2017 World Series]] in which the Astros won the championship in 7 games. The rivalry was re-intensified after the Astros' [[Houston Astros sign stealing scandal|widely publicized sign-stealing scandal]], in which it was revealed the team had utilized a complex system to steal pitch signs, including during the 2017 World Series. As a result of the scandal, hostility grew immensely between the two teams and their fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dodgers-vs-astros-three-things-to-know-as-la-and-houston-rekindle-rivalry-at-dodger-stadium/|title=Dodgers vs. Astros: Three things to know as L.A. and Houston rekindle rivalry at Dodger Stadium|date=September 12, 2020 }}</ref> The Dodgers lead the all-time series 400–334; both teams are tied in postseason wins 6–6.