The Los Angeles Dodgers are the best team in baseball again. They have overpowered the competition for the past seven years, winning more regular-season games than anybody over that span by a comfortable margin. The Dodgers, one of baseball’s most prestigious and wealthiest franchises, are still seeking their first championship since 1988. They came out of the Labor Day weekend with an overall run differential of 98, when nobody else was even at 55. What has elevated the 2020 version of the Dodgers isn’t what one might expect.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 08, 2020 13:18 UTC