Derek Jeter jokes with Dodgers star Mookie Betts about winning the 2020 World Series in a COVID-shortened season
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Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter knows all too well the feeling of celebrating on the baseball diamond after winning a World Series title.
The New York Yankees legend and MLB on News analyst spoke with Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts ahead of Game 5 of the 2025 World Series.
Jeter asked Betts, who won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox before joining Los Angeles, about the total number of championship rings he has won.
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Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter greets fans at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 28, 2024. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
“How many rings do you have?” -Jeter asked.
“Three,” Betts replied.
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“Two and a half?” Jeter joked as Betts laughed. Jeter later clarified: “I’m just playing. Dodger fans, I’m playing. It’s a joke between friends, I’m just kidding.”
Jeter won five World Series rings during his historic career as “The Captain” of the Yankees. After winning last year’s World Series, Betts hopes to soon be just one ring shy of Jeter’s total.
MLB teams played a shortened 60-game schedule in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The playoff field was expanded from the traditional 12 teams to 16. After the first few rounds, games were held at neutral sites.
The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate a home run by Mookie Betts during the eighth inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (Ronald MartÃnez/Getty Images)
Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers, hosted the 2020 World Series between the Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays.
It took the Dodgers a record 18 postseason games to win the coveted Commissioner’s Trophy.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays will meet in the 2025 World Series. (News)
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The Toronto Blue Jays took a 3-2 series lead after defeating the Dodgers 6-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The series returns to Toronto for Game 6 on Friday.
A victory on Friday would secure the Blue Jays’ third World Series title and the franchise’s first championship since 1993.
But a Dodgers victory in Game 6 would force a decisive Game 7 and keep Los Angeles’ back-to-back championship hopes alive.
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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for News Digital.