On Jackie Robinson Day, which celebrated the 74th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball, the Seattle Mariners, fittingly, defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 in the first game of a twin bill en route to a sweep and a 3-1 series win that vaulted the M's (8-5) into first place in the American League West.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat Colorado 4-2 for their fifth consecutive win and the Rockies' fifth straight loss. Justin Turner and rookie Zach McKinstry homered.
Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton has died. He was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela.
Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an baseball ambassador, has died. He was 93.
In one of the more clever and successful corporate promotions tying in with professional sports, the Taco Bell restaurant chain again rolled out their "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" campaign to run throughout the 2020 World Series. It didn't take long for all of America to score a free taco, thanks to Mookie Betts!
The pandemic World Series drew a crowd of 11,388 for game 1 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays, the lowest count in a Fall Classic since Game 6 in 1909.
It been 32 years since the Los Angeles Dodgers won their last World Series. Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts homered to support Clayton Kershaw as the Dodgers routed the Rays, 8-3.