The 2024 Major League Baseball World Series, pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers against the New York Yankees, begins this week.

The Dodgers defeated the New York Mets in Game 6 on Sunday to advance to the World Series, while the Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 on Saturday.

Here’s what you need to know about the World Series:

World Series schedule

Game 1 of the World Series is this week and the series could potentially take place in early November. Here is the series schedule released by MLB (all times are Pacific time).

• Game 1: Friday, October 25 at 5:08 PM in Los Angeles
• Game 2: Saturday, October 26 at 5:08 PM in Los Angeles
• Game 3: Monday, October 28 at 5:08 PM in New York
• Game 4: Tuesday, October 29 at 5:08 PM in New York
• Game 5: Wednesday, October 30 at 5:08 PM in New York
• Game 6: Friday, November 1 at 5:08 PM in Los Angeles
• Game 7: Saturday, November 2 at 5:08 PM in Los Angeles

How to watch the 2024 World Series

All games will be broadcast on Fox, channel 11 in Los Angeles.

People can also stream the game on MLB.TV and Fubo.

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Dodgers vs. Yankees in previous World Series

According to the MLB, the Dodgers and Yankees have faced each other 11 times in the World Series in the past. The Yankees won eight times and the Dodgers won three times.

The 1981 World Series was the last time the teams met before the Fall Classic, with the Dodgers winning 4-2 in the series.

Dodgers vs. Yankees is the most common game before the World Series.

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