LOS ANGELES—In a rematch of the 2024 World Series, the Bronx Bombers visited Chavez Ravine to seek some revenge over WS Champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers this past weekend. Our Boys in Blue took two of the three, including a merciless 18-2 victory on Saturday.

Baseball’s two biggest stars, Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, rose to the occasion and provided the fans with home runs and excitement.

Shohei Ohtani set the tone of the highly anticipated World Series rematch against the New York Yankees on the first pitch he saw in the series opener. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar blasted a 417-foot home run to center field on Friday in the series opener, just minutes after reigning American League MVP Aaron Judge hit a towering home run of his own.

Judge and Ohtani became just the second reigning MVPs to homer in the same game since Miguel Tejada and Barry Bonds did so in 2003. Ohtani and Judge each have 63 home runs over the last 165 games, and both are on track toward adding another MVP award to their trophy case later this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the Fall Classic in 2024 to capture the World Series in five games.

We love superstars,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Friday. “And to start the game off with Judge hitting a homer and Shohei answering in the bottom half was pretty exciting for everyone.”

The Dodgers overcame a three-run deficit in a comeback 8-5 win over New York in the opening game of the series that set the tone for the rest of the heavyweight matchup.

On Saturday, it was a blowout. Had it been a Little League game, it would have been called after five innings. Rest assured, these Dodgers want to pulverize any feelings a Yankee might have.

The final score was 18-2 on Saturday. Ohtani got the fun started at the top of the lineup with a single, but Dodgers infielder Max Muncy was the one who tilted the series in the home team’s favor for good.

Shohei even got to take a little nap in the dugout. Proof the Yankees are not putting any fear into the heart of the Dodgers.

Muncy blasted two home runs — including the 200th of his career — and drove in seven runs, tied for the most in his career. His performance played a part in the Yankees suffering their worst loss against a National League opponent in franchise history.

New York’s offense in the second game of the series solely came from Judge’s bat. The Yankees scored two runs — both off solo home runs from their slugger — and finished with just seven hits.

On Sunday, the Yankees avoided the sweep with a 7-3 win. New Yorks Jasson Domínguez drove in Trent Grisha in the first inning, and Ben Rice blasted a 425-foot home run in the third inning to take the lead for good. The Yankees knocked Dodgers star Yoshinobu Yamamoto out after just 3 ⅔ innings after he surrendered three walks and seven hits, tied for the most he has allowed in his career.

They are still atop a crowded NL West with a 36-23 mark and have a two-game lead over the San Diego Padres.

This series against the Yankees brought new juice to the clubhouse amid a tough stretch. It also made regular-season baseball in May feel like it was being played deep into October.