KEY TAKEAWAYS

Utah is 1 of 4 states supporting the Los Angeles Dodgers in this year's World Series.

The Dodgers, with a $350 million payroll, are facing backlash as baseball's new villains.

The Toronto Blue Jays, the underdogs, reached their first World Series in over 30 years.

SALT LAKE CITY — First you take the World Series, then pick the underdog and you root for them. Except for a handful of states — four to be exact.

Every decade, fans unite — not necessarily for their own teams, but against one. The Yankees of the 1990s, the Patriots of the 2010s, the golden era of the Golden State Warriors, and now the reigning World Series champions: the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Success breeds loyalty, but it also breeds a bit of resentment. This October, Dodger blue has become the color to

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