Baseball has long called its championship the World Series although it only involves teams playing in the United States and Canada .
長期以來，棒球一直把它的總冠軍賽稱為「世界大賽」，儘管參賽的只有在美國和加拿大比賽的球隊。
It started in 1903 when the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League beat the Boston Americans of the American League for the championship .
它始於1903年，當時國家聯盟的匹茲堡海盜隊擊敗美國聯盟的波士頓美國人隊奪得冠軍。
But the first official World Series , as it is known today , was in 1905 between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics .
但如今所說的第一屆正式世界大賽是在1905年，由紐約巨人隊對陣費城運動家隊。
Since then , the New York Yankees have won 27 World Series titles , more than any other team .
此後，紐約洋基隊共贏得27次世界大賽冠軍，比其他任何球隊都多。
This year , the Yankees will face the Los Angeles Dodgers for what sports fans believe will be a World Series seen around the world .
今年，洋基隊將對陣洛杉磯道奇隊，體育迷們相信這將是一場全世界都在關注的世界大賽。
That means four wins in the series are needed to become the champion .
這意味著要在系列賽中贏下四場才能奪冠。
This year's series might have everything that sports fans could want .
今年的系列賽可能具備體育迷想要的一切。
It is a competition between teams from the two largest cities in the U.S . It is a competition between the two best teams in baseball .
這是美國兩大城市球隊之間的較量，也是棒球界兩支最強球隊之間的較量。
And the contest involves two of the biggest baseball stars , Shohei Ohtani of Japan and Aaron Judge of the U.S .
而且這場較量還有兩位最大的棒球明星：日本的大谷翔平和美國的亞倫·賈吉。
Both players have already won the Most Valuable Player Award or MVP , given to the best player in the National League and the American League .
兩人都曾獲得過最有價值球員獎（MVP），該獎項頒給國家聯盟和美國聯盟的最佳球員。
Ohtani has won it twice and Judge once .
大谷兩次獲獎，賈吉一次。
The two are likely to be named MVP in each league again this year .
今年兩人很可能再次分別當選各自聯盟的MVP。
Ohtani joined the Dodgers earlier this year with a record 10-year contract valued at $700 million .
大谷今年稍早以一份價值7億美元、創紀錄的10年合約加盟道奇隊。
Talking to reporters on Tuesday , October 22 , Judge called Ohtani “the best player in the game .”
10月22日星期二，賈吉在接受記者採訪時稱大谷是「棒球界最好的球員」。
He added that Ohtani “hits for average , he hits for power , the speed .”
他補充說，大谷「打擊率高，長打能力強，速度也快」。
And he also leads all of baseball , both American and National Leagues , in offensive numbers , including 144 RBIs , 133 walks , on-base percentage , and slugging percentage .
他還在進攻數據上領跑整個棒球界（包括美國聯盟和國家聯盟），其中包括144分打點、133次四壞球保送、上壘率和長打率。
The two best players , though , have a lot of help .
不過，這兩位最佳球員都有很多幫手。
The Dodgers have two former MVPs , Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman , in the lineup .
道奇隊陣容中有兩位前MVP：穆奇·貝茲和佛萊迪·弗里曼。
The Yankees have just one former MVP in Giancarlo Stanton .
洋基隊只有一位前MVP，即吉安卡洛·史坦頓。
But they also have Juan Soto of the Dominican Republic , who is often called a “generational talent ” in the game .
但他們還有來自多明尼加共和國的胡安·索托，他常被稱為棒球界「世代天才」。
The first game of the 2024 World Series will start on Friday , October 25 .
2024年世界大賽首場比賽將於10月25日星期五開打。
The games are sold out meaning all tickets have been sold .
比賽門票已售罄，也就是說所有票都賣光了。
Others can watch the television broadcast that is expected to set a record for people watching in Ohtani's home country of Japan .
其他人可以觀看電視轉播，預計在大谷的祖國日本，收視人數將創下紀錄。
After the Dodgers beat the New York Mets to get to the World Series , Ohtani told reporters , “The goal was to get this far .”
道奇隊擊敗紐約大都會隊晉級世界大賽後，大谷對記者說：「目標就是走到這一步。」
I'm Mario Ritter , Jr .
我是小馬里奧·里特。