The Yankees were also selling Ohtani Dodgers jerseys in the Bronx
The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the Bronx for a three-game set, turning back the clock on one of baseball's all-time old rivalries.
The Dodgers and New York Yankees have faced each other in the World Series 11 times, a record (but not since 1981), with most coming from the Dodgers' days in Brooklyn.
The combined rosters feature superstars from all over: Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton in the pinstripes, and Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman from out west (just to name a few).
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The Yankees are selling this hat this weekend in the Bronx, with the Dodgers in town. (MLB)
Judge and Ohtani are, without a doubt, the two faces of Major League Baseball, and the Yankees are taking advantage in what many perceive to be a peculiar way.
First of all, the Yankees are selling Ohtani Dodgers jerseys in their own team store this weekend.
But what got fans really riled up were the bodega-style hats featuring Judge's 99 and Ohtani's 17 side-by-side.
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani split caps ahead of the Yankees-Dodgers showdown this weekend 👀
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2024
Would you wear one of these? pic.twitter.com/z1lXK7ug3j
MLB asked users on X whether fans "would wear one of these," and the reaction wasn't pleasant.
"This should be a felony," wrote one reply.
Shohei Ohtani, #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, throws on the field before a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 7, 2024, in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Even Mets beat writer Tim Healey was confused: "Is this a prank?"
"What the hell is this cash grab garbage?" added one more.
This should be a felony.
— Cornman MLB (@CornLoxBB) June 7, 2024
Is this a prank
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) June 7, 2024
The Dodgers got the first laugh of the series on Friday with a 2-0 victory in 11 innings, as Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the highest-paid pitcher in the history of baseball (who had been heavily pursued by the Yankees) tossed seven scoreless frames, and the Yanks failed to get the big hit.
Shohei Ohtani, #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, scores a run in the eleventh inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 7, 2024, in New York City. The Dodgers defeated the Yankees 2-1 in eleven innings. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Saturday's game will be on FOX at 7:35 p.m., with Gavin Stone on the bump for L.A., and Nestor Cortes toeing the slab for the Bombers.Â
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