By Rory Carroll

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez said the Los Angeles Dodgers’ triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays capped “the greatest World Series I’ve seen in my lifetime” and signaled the franchise’s firm grip on Major League Baseball.

Before the series, Rodriguez said the matchup looked like “David versus Goliath,” but by Game Seven it was “Goliath versus Goliath.”

The Dodgers were down to their final two outs in Saturday’s decider in Toronto but rallied to force extra innings and went on to claim their second title in a row and third in six years.

GOLD STANDARD

Rodriguez, commonly known by the nickname A-Rod, called the Dodgers the sport’s “gold standard”, praising president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman for deploying resources to ass

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