Dodgers-Yankees World Series: Jack Flaherty and Gerrit Cole start Game 1 at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Jack Flaherty will be the Dodgers' starting pitcher for Game 1 of the World Series, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Japanese star the Dodgers signed this season, will start Game 2.

The Yankees have already announced reigning AL Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole as the starter to start the series on Friday at Dodger Stadium.

Both entrees come from Southern California. Flaherty is from Burbank and played for Harvard-Westlake. Cole grew up in Orange County and was a pitcher for Orange Lutheran High School. He was drafted by the Yankees out of high school but chose to attend UCLA before turning pro.

This year's matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees will be the first time since 1981 that the two teams will meet in a World Series, although they have a storied rivalry that dates back to the Dodgers' time in Brooklyn. This year will be the 12th time they have competed against each other for the championship, more than any other two teams. The Dodgers won the last matchup, but the Yankees have the edge in the rivalry overall with eight championships.

Flaherty, a Southern California native, was acquired from the Dodgers earlier this year. He is 1-2 with a 7.04 ERA in the 2024 postseason.