Saturday's Yankees-Dodgers game on FOX draws big audience


The stars were in the Bronx this weekend and it was the hottest ticket in town and on TV.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traveled east for a three-game series against the New York Yankees in a series that featured rosters with six combined MVP awards.

More than 48,000 people attended each game and they had an incredible series.

The Dodgers won the first two games, including an 11-inning thriller on Friday, before the Yankees rallied Sunday night to avoid a sweep.

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David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Kevin Burkhardt and Derek Jeter pose for a photo before a game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium on June 8, 2024 in New York, NY (New York Yankees/Getty Images)

Even though Saturday night was the only flop (an 11-3 Dodgers win), it was apparently a game to watch.

FOX Sports announced Tuesday that Saturday's “Baseball Night in America” ​​was the most-watched MLB regular season broadcast on any network since Sept. 22, 2022, with an average of 2.9 million viewers . That game was a 5-4 Yankees victory over the Boston Red Sox as Aaron Judge attempted to tie Roger Maris' American League record of 61 home runs.

MLB on Fox broadcast

Commentator Kevin Burkhardt (left) and former MLB players (LR) Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz and Derek Jeter work the pregame show between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium on the 8th June 2024 in New York City. . (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

It was also the network's most-watched regular-season Saturday game since June 30, 2018, which was an 11-0 Boston win over the Bombers.

It was not a pleasant night for the Yankees, as Teoscar Hernández went deep twice, including a grand slam in the eighth inning that ended the game.

Saturday's game also featured a Dodger fan takeover, when 5,000 members of “Pantone 294,” the fan club named after the color of the Dodgers logo, invaded Yankee Stadium.

Fans outside Yankee Stadium

Fans walk to the stadium before a game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays on April 5, 2024 in New York City. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

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A Yankees-Dodgers World Series matchup has the lowest betting odds: +500 (bet $100, win $500). It would be his first since 1981, but it would be his twelfth meeting in the Fall Classic, which would extend his record.

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