The 2020 World Series winner will be one asterisk of many

This chapter of the history books is going to require a whole host of footnotes

The World Series trophy.
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Who do you have your money on: The 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers* or the 2020 Tampa Bay Rays*?

No matter what the outcome is of Tuesday night's elimination game (or potentially Wednesday's, if the Rays push the series to seven), the 2020 World Series winner will forever be tinged by that starburst of ink floating next to its name.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.