Overview
- The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in seven games to win the 2025 World Series, becoming MLB’s first back-to-back champions in 25 years.
- Redick said he sent Walter an official congratulatory note, with the owner appearing at the Lakers’ game against the Heat the next day.
- Calling baseball “an individual sport masquerading as a team sport,” Redick cited Daryl Morey’s analogy about the NBA’s star-driven impact to explain cross-sport differences.
- Coverage notes the Dodgers have won three World Series in six years under Walter, while NBA salary-cap rules limit the kind of spending that can shape MLB contenders.
- Reporters framed Redick’s remarks against the pressure he faces in his second year to steer the Lakers toward a championship under the new ownership structure.