His brutality Los Angeles traffic he never gave up, not even on the Dodgers’ big day. As the 2024 MLB Champions make their way through town for World Series celebration paradebuses carrying members of the team, the organization and their families fell victim to the dangers of daily travel in LA.

“It’s inevitable,” a fan posted on X. “It’s LA after all lol,” someone else intervened. “Classic LA moment!” another person said. “I have to love him.”

A traffic jam may have briefly delayed the festivities, but this franchise and its fans have been waiting a long time for this moment. Their patience will last a hold or two.

COVID-19 prevented the Los Angeles Dodgers from participating in a parade following their 2020 championship season. The chance to let loose and enjoy a hard-earned title in front of legions of frenzied supporters is something many players value it. And now they get to experience it.

Winning the 2024 World Series carries special weight for the Dodgers

The Dodgers overcame chronic pitching injuries, made subtle and flashy acquisitions and showed great resilience en route to the franchise’s eighth championship. No one will paint LA as a brave misfit, but this ballroom has had to work hard to finally dispel the “October choker” narrative that has long hovered over Chavez Ravine.

This has been an especially emotional season for the Boys in Blue as World Series MVP Freddie Freeman has watched his three-year-old son fight for his life after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (a rare autoimmune disease) at the beginning of the season. The fans showered the beloved first baseman with love and support upon his return to the team, which certainly fueled him as he nursed untimely injuries during the playoffs. This march through LA means the world to the entire Freeman familywho now have the wonderful gift of ending the 2024 campaign with young Max.

The jubilation they and the rest of the Dodgers feel on this Friday afternoon, which poetically happens to be the late great Fernando Valenzuela’s birthday, transcends the game. Plus, it makes fans remember why they put their heart and soul into a kid’s game for more than half the year.

As maddening as it can be, Los Angeles traffic still isn’t strong enough to dampen the excitement and gratitude currently pulsing through the City of Angels.