Reggie Jackson recalls Yankees-Dodgers World Series rivalry: 'We were just those nasty guys from New York'

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are 2 of the astir iconic franchises successful Major League Baseball, and the 2 volition conscionable successful the World Series starting connected Friday night.

It volition beryllium the archetypal clip the 2 teams person met successful the Fall Classic since 1981. Los Angeles won the rubric successful six games down the trio of Pedro Guerrero, Ron Cey and Steve Yeager. The 3 players shared World Series MVP honors that season.

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New York Yankees close fielder Reggie Jackson hits the shot against the Cleveland Indians astatine Cleveland Stadium during the 1980 season. (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)

The Yankees and Dodgers person some won World Series titles since then. However, Reggie Jackson told USA Today successful an interrogation earlier the 2024 World Series helium was amazed it has taken this agelong for the Yankees and Dodgers to conscionable again.

"We were conscionable those nasty guys from New York, mean and tough," helium told the outlet. "We had those pinstripes, and wearing those pinstripes, that was ever a target. I retrieve erstwhile Mariano Rivera said to maine 1 day, 'Reggie, I didn’t cognize those pinstripes were truthful hated.'

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New York Yankees close fielder Reggie Jackson successful enactment against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1978 World Series astatine Yankee Stadium. (Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports)

"That’s wherefore this is specified a large World Series. You got LA and Hollywood. You got New York and the fiscal halfway of the world. Two of the astir iconic franchises successful each of sports.

"They’re portion of the American fabric."

It was successful the 1977 Yankees-Dodgers World Series erstwhile Jackson deed 3 location runs successful a azygous game. He was reborn arsenic "Mr. October" due to the fact that of that moment.

Jackson said helium is pulling for the Yankees this season, adjacent arsenic helium has a narration with Dodgers squad proprietor Pete O’Malley. Jackson is successful the Hall of Fame arsenic a Yankees player.

New York Yankees Reggie Jackson, #44, successful enactment against the Los Angeles Dodgers successful Game 6 of the World Series. (Walter Iooss Jr. /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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Game 1 is acceptable for Friday nighttime successful Los Angeles astatine 8:08 p.m. ET. Fans tin ticker the crippled connected FOX.

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