Yankees, Dodgers, World Series. Those words evoke memories of Major League baseball becoming the national pastime generations ago. 

Both franchises fielded some of the absolute giants in the history of the sport. Babe and Jackie. Mantle and Koufax. And today Ohtani and Judge. 

So as the baseball world gets ready for game one of the Fall Classic, we turn to Claire Smith, a legend in her own right, to tell us about the legacies of these two teams. 

And to put into perspective the passing of another legend, Fernando Valenzuela, who played a part himself in this historic rivalry.

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