Clayton Kershaw Calls Dodgers Dominance 'Good For Baseball'

"When I was growing up, the Yankees were the best team, in the World Series and winning all those. But I think that's good for baseball. I really do. Having a team that you either love, because that's your team, or you hate because they keep winning, that's good for baseball. You don't want to be indifferent. I think it's good to have that. That's what viewership is."

"So it was just really good for baseball, really good for viewership," Turner said. "I think that World Series definitely helped grow the game, and I think that's the point. We want to grow the game and we want to inspire young kids to fall in love with the game early, chase their dreams and hopefully they're the ones playing in Game 7 of the World Series."

The Los Angeles Dodgers have dominated the 2020s, prompting public debate about spending regulations and claims that the team is harming competitive balance. Clayton Kershaw compares the Dodgers' dominance to past Yankees dynasties and asserts that a consistently winning team generates passionate fandom and higher viewership rather than indifference. Justin Turner says the recent World Series boosted viewership and helped grow the game while inspiring young players. MLB reported that Game 7 of the World Series averaged 51 million viewers, the most-watched MLB game since 1991, and the World Series reached 17.9 million average viewers from Canada and Japan.

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