Baseball has long called its championship the World Series although it only involves teams playing in the United States and Canada .
长期以来，棒球一直把它的总决赛称为“世界大赛”，尽管参赛的只有在美国和加拿大比赛的球队。
It started in 1903 when the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League beat the Boston Americans of the American League for the championship .
它始于1903年，当时国家联盟的匹兹堡海盗队击败美国联盟的波士顿美国人队夺得冠军。
But the first official World Series , as it is known today , was in 1905 between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics .
但如今所说的第一届正式世界大赛是在1905年，由纽约巨人队对阵费城运动家队。
Since then , the New York Yankees have won 27 World Series titles , more than any other team .
此后，纽约洋基队共赢得27次世界大赛冠军，比其他任何球队都多。
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，洋基队将对阵洛杉矶道奇队，体育迷们相信这将是一场全世界都在关注的世界大赛。
That means four wins in the series are needed to become the champion .
这意味着要在系列赛中赢下四场才能夺冠。
This year's series might have everything that sports fans could want .
今年的系列赛可能具备体育迷想要的一切。
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 .
这是美国两大城市球队之间的较量，也是棒球界两支最强球队之间的较量。
And the contest involves two of the biggest baseball stars , Shohei Ohtani of Japan and Aaron Judge of the U.S .
而且这场较量还有两位最大的棒球明星：日本的大谷翔平和美国的亚伦·贾奇。
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 .
两人都曾获得过最有价值球员奖（MVP），该奖项颁给国家联盟和美国联盟的最佳球员。
Ohtani has won it twice and Judge once .
大谷两次获奖，贾奇一次。
The two are likely to be named MVP in each league again this year .
今年两人很可能再次分别当选各自联盟的MVP。
Ohtani joined the Dodgers earlier this year with a record 10-year contract valued at $700 million .
大谷今年早些时候以一份价值7亿美元、创纪录的10年合同加盟道奇队。
Talking to reporters on Tuesday , October 22 , Judge called Ohtani “the best player in the game .”
10月22日星期二，贾奇在接受记者采访时称大谷是“棒球界最好的球员”。
He added that Ohtani “hits for average , he hits for power , the speed .”
他补充说，大谷“打击率高，长打能力强，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 .
他还在进攻数据上领跑整个棒球界（包括美国联盟和国家联盟），其中包括144个打点、133次四坏球保送、上垒率和长打率。
The two best players , though , have a lot of help .
不过，这两位最佳球员都有很多帮手。
The Dodgers have two former MVPs , Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman , in the lineup .
道奇队阵容中有两位前MVP：穆奇·贝茨和弗雷迪·弗里曼。
The Yankees have just one former MVP in Giancarlo Stanton .
洋基队只有一位前MVP，即吉安卡洛·斯坦顿。
But they also have Juan Soto of the Dominican Republic , who is often called a “generational talent ” in the game .
但他们还有来自多米尼加共和国的胡安·索托，他常被称为棒球界“一代人才”。
The first game of the 2024 World Series will start on Friday , October 25 .
2024年世界大赛首场比赛将于10月25日星期五开打。
The games are sold out meaning all tickets have been sold .
比赛门票已售罄，也就是说所有票都卖光了。
Others can watch the television broadcast that is expected to set a record for people watching in Ohtani's home country of Japan .
其他人可以观看电视转播，预计在大谷的祖国日本，收视人数将创下纪录。
After the Dodgers beat the New York Mets to get to the World Series , Ohtani told reporters , “The goal was to get this far .”
道奇队击败纽约大都会队晋级世界大赛后，大谷对记者说：“目标就是走到这一步。”
I'm Mario Ritter , Jr .
我是小马里奥·里特。