The cross-country series pits clubs from the cities that the personal finance website WalletHub ranks as the best in the U.S. for baseball. It compared over 330 cities with at least one college or professional baseball team across 31 key metrics, ranging from the performance of its teams to average ticket prices and fan engagement.

Baseball’s most common World Series opponents haven’t clashed in the Fall Classic since 1981, but they’ve produced plenty of familiar, iconic moments.

The 2024 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees is the Fall Classic's gtreatest rivalry. Last year's World Series averaged a record audience, MLB expects a rebound.