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Jose Trevino of the Yankees and Anthony Banda of the Dodgers meet in the Fall Classic

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Two players with ties to the Corpus Christi area will meet in the 2024 World Series when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers meet in the first game of the Fall Classic on Friday in Los Angeles.

John Paul II's Jose Trevino (Yankees) and Sinton's Anthony Banda (Dodgers) will guarantee that at least one Coastal Bend athlete brings home a championship for the first time in eight seasons.

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Calallen's Rob Zastryzny, who currently plays for the Milwaukee Brewers, won a championship with the Chicago Cubs in 2016.

Other players with Coastal Bend ties playing in this year's World Series include former Hooks infielder Enrique (Kike) Hernandez and outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, who plays for the Dodgers.

Trevino, who won a Gold Glove in the 2022 season, is a career .236 hitter with 32 home runs and 141 RBI.

Banda is coming off a career season with a 3.08 earned run average and a career-best 50 strikeouts in 48 games. Banda also recorded seven strikeouts during the 2024 playoffs.

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2024 World Series schedule

All games at 7:08 p.m. CST on FOX

*If necessary

Game 1: New York at Los Angeles, Friday, October 25th

Game 2: New York at Los Angeles, Saturday, October 26

Game 3: Los Angeles at New York, Monday, October 28th

Game 4: Los Angeles at New York, Tuesday, October 29th

*Game 5: Los Angeles at New York, Wednesday, October 30

*Game 6: New York at Los Angeles, Friday, November 1st

*Game 7: New York at Los Angeles, Saturday, November 2nd

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