The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was a historic championship run, headlined by Shohei Ohtani's debut after signing a record 10-year, $700 million contract. Ohtani made MLB history by becoming the first player ever to break the 50 home run/50 stolen base barrier, finishing with 54 homers to set a new Dodgers single-season record. The team dominated the regular season, clinching their 12th consecutive postseason berth on September 19 and the NL West on September 26, finishing with a major-league-best 98-64 record and holding first place all season (wire-to-wire). In the playoffs, they defeated the San Diego Padres in the NLDS and the New York Mets in the NLCS to win their 25th NL pennant, then beat the New York Yankees in five games to capture their eighth World Series title. The World Series was defined by Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam in Game 1, a moment compared to Kirk Gibson's iconic 1988 homer. The season was also marked by tragedy, as legendary broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela, who battled liver cancer, passed away just before the World Series, while fellow broadcaster Charley Steiner announced his cancer was in remission.