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The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will celebrate their second title in a row Monday with a parade in downtown Los Angeles and an event at Dodger Stadium. The approximately 45-minute parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Temple Street and Broadway. The route will head west on Temple, south on Grand Avenue, west on 7th Street, and north on Figueroa Street, ending at 5th Street. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said road closures near the route will begin around 4 a.m. The following streets will be closed for the parade: Roads south from Chinatown and Cesar Chavez Avenue Roads west of Spring Street Roads east of the 110 Freeway Roads north of Eighth Street. Off-ramps to Sixth Street will be closed from the northbound and southbound 110 Freeway, as well as the Fifth Street on-ramps for the northbound and southbound 110 Freeway. Players will travel on double-decker buses. After the parade, the Dodgers will be part of a Championship Celebration at Dodger Stadium, beginning at approximately 12:15 p.m. Click here for event ticket information. Due to logistics, fans won’t be able to attend both the parade and stadium event, the team said. The Dodgers defended their World Series title Saturday night with a comeback win over the Blue Jays in Toronto. Will Smith homered in the top of the 11th inning to give them a 5-4 lead, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-1) pitched the final 2 2/3 innings to cap a World Series MVP performance.
