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The City of Angels witnessed widespread festivities after the Los Angeles Dodgers won a nail-biting seven-game World Series championship. Fans worldwide joined Angelenos in jubilation, marking the initial time in a quarter-century that a franchise has achieved consecutive championships.

Celebration Parade Attracts Massive Crowds

Los Angeles area events featured a procession through the city center on Monday morning, a ticketed rally at Dodger Stadium, and spontaneous parties throughout the city.

Social media videos depict countless of Los Angeles residents flooding downtown streets, many carrying homemade signs and team flags. The squad was seen traveling proudly on a open-top bus through the crowds, raising the Commissioner’s trophy proudly.

“I’m already thinking about the next championship we’re going to do this,” the star player stated through an translator.

The procession path ended at the stadium, where the team walked out to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” with DJ Mustard spinning music and Ice Cube cruising a light blue vintage Cadillac around the field.

Pre-Parade Festivities and Player Reactions

Festivities began well before the procession, with supporters lighting flares in the roads of Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, awarded the MVP of the championship, commented directly about the victory.

“Losing is not an option,” Yamamoto stated. “I adore this team. This city means everything to me.”

Mixed Reactions and City Unity

However, Mark Walter was met with a less warm reception at the rally. Video footage from the gathering appear to show Walter walking onstage to a combination of cheers and jeers, with jeers interrupting his speech.

The championship acted as a bright spot in what has been a challenging year for the city. An estimated 225,000 people attended to the championship parade last year, and according to Dodgers player one athlete, supporters this year demonstrated as much if not more enthusiasm.

“It seems it’s almost double from last year,” he remarked. “These fans are crazy. It’s so awesome to be a involved in this.”