ARLINGTON, Texas—The weirdest year in baseball history ended in the most predictable way imaginable: with the undisputed best team winning the World Series.

After nearly a decade filled with regular-season dominance followed by postseason disappointment, the Los Angeles Dodgers conquered the crapshoot of October to assume their long-awaited place atop the sport. They claimed the franchise’s first title since 1988, overcoming strict coronavirus protocols, a supersized playoff format that lent itself to flukey results and the…

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