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MLB News: Dodgers' Joe Kelly unleashes harsh critique of Yankees after World Series defeat

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly was unforgiving in his criticism of the New York Yankees' performance in the World Series.

Relief pitcher Joe Kelly #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to third base umpire after a balk call to score Matt Carpenter #13 of the St. Louis Cardinals from third base with the bases loaded during the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on March 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
© Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesRelief pitcher Joe Kelly #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to third base umpire after a balk call to score Matt Carpenter #13 of the St. Louis Cardinals from third base with the bases loaded during the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on March 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly, whose team became the current MLB champions after defeating the New York Yankees in five games, didn’t hold back in criticizing the rival team’s performance in the World Series.

In a recent appearance on the podcast The Baseball Isn’t Boring, reliever Kelly openly shared his thoughts on the New York team, describing them as “one of the worst teams in the playoffs.”

“We were saying it every single game, just let them throw the ball to the infield,” Kelly said. They can’t make a play. I mean, you saw Shohei get an extra base going to third on a sloppy play by Gleyber. It’s well known. We all knew. We’re the Dodgers—we know every little detail. But beyond that, it was a fun series. They almost snagged a couple of wins. It was just a mismatch from the start. If we had a playoff re-ranking, they might be ranked the 8th or 9th best playoff team.”

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Kelly also compared this World Series to 2018, when the Dodgers faced the Red Sox. “It was kind of the same feeling from 2018, when we had to play the Dodgers. The Red Sox were just the way better team,” Kelly said.

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All we knew was that we had to play regular Dodgers baseball. We didn’t have to do anything crazy, and we were going to win the World Series. Look at the team, look at the talent. We go through numerous scouting reports. We pay attention to every single detail. We have a lot of big superstars in our clubhouse, but our superstars also care, aren’t lazy, and play hard. That’s the difference and the biggest separator.” Kelly added.

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