Los Angeles celebrates the Dodgers’ World Series title : NPR

LOS ANGELES – Even as they celebrated their second World Series in a row Championship game with a parade through downtown Los Angeles and a rally at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers were already talking about winning three straight games on Monday.

“We're a mother dynasty, baby,” Dodger outfielder Kiké Hernandez shouted at an event at Dodger Stadium that seemed to fill nearly all of the 56,000 seats. “Everyone was talking about dynasty. How about three in six years? How about in a row?”

And the biggest star of the team, Shohei Ohtanispeaking English which he rarely doessaid: “I'm so glad to be part of this team. I'm ready to get another ring next year.”

Only two teams, the New York Yankees (three times) and the Oakland A's (once), have ever won three World Series titles in a row.

Another Japanese Dodger pitching star, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who became the series MVP after winning three games, also spoke English.

“I love the Dodgers. I love Los Angeles.”

The players were serenaded as they rode on double-decker buses during the parade. Admiring fans wearing Dodger caps, jerseys and holding signs shouted their approval as the buses passed by.

“I feel good. We won back-to-back and just made history. I don't know what to say right now,” Dodger fan Charles Ryan said as he waited for the players to walk the 1.7-mile route.

Many people took a day off from work and brought their children to take part in the celebration. It was a giant party on the same streets where police and protesters engaged in tense clashes over immigration enforcement in June.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said ahead of Monday's celebration that after a difficult year that included deadly wildfires, Los Angeles deserves something positive.

“I will tell you it has been a difficult year for Los Angeles, but (this) shows the resilience and spirit of our city,” she said.

After the parade, a rally was held at the stadium, where a rally had taken place a week earlier. 18 inning thriller in Game 3, the longest World Series game ever. Los Angeles won 6-5 thanks to Freddie Freeman's dramatic home run.

After the players entered the field through the hole in center field, rapper Ice Cube, a big Dodger fan, drove into vintage blue Chevy convertible containing the World Series trophy.

The Dodgers, with the largest payroll in baseball, have used their financial muscle to select some of the most sought after and most expensive free agents on the market. This helped turn them into a powerhouse.

One beneficiary of this free spending is Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts, who has not shied away from discussing the possibility of another title next year.

“I talked to (former NBA coach) Pat Riley and he gave me the go-ahead to use his phrase. What's better than two? Three. Three-pit. Three-pit. Let's go!” Riley registered this term as a trademark Three-Peats in 1987 after his Los Angeles Lakers won three straight NBA titles.

One of the most touching moments of the rally occurred when Miguel Rojas, the show's unlikely hero, addressed the crowd.

Rojas, an easy-hitting infielder, hit a surprise home run in the ninth inning of Game 7 to tie the game and force extra innings. when the Dodgers won.

On a team full of future Hall of Famers, Rojas was the first player to be introduced at the rally.