All throughout the National League Championship Series, as Los Angeles Dodgers hitters took pitch after pitch outside the strike zone and jammed up the diamond with base runner after base runner, the resolve of the New York Mets tried to withstand the barrage to keep their season alive.

Major League Baseball couldn't have scripted a more notable 2024 World Series matchup if it tried. Big cities? Check. Big fanbases? Check. Long histories

Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 10-5 to join the New York Yankees in the World Series. Tommy Edman and Will Smith both hit two-run home runs to seal a 4-2 National League series final victory and book their fourth World Series appearance in the past eight seasons.