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The Yankees Feel Disrespected By the Los Angeles Dodgers

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kristie Ackert | Last updated Feb 6, 2025 7:00 AM ET

The New York Yankees heard it all—every little dig and insult. After the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, they talked a lot of trash about the Yankees. Former Yankees infielder Jon Berti said they heard the comments and felt disrespected by them.

"I don't know if I've ever heard a World Series-winning team talk as badly as they did about the World Series-losing team," Berti said on Foul Territory. "It felt like we were being disrespected to the point of we didn't even belong in the World Series."

The Dodgers' Chris Taylor made fun of the Yankees' collapse in Game 5 of the World Series on Bleacher Report's "On Base With Mookie Betts" podcast.

"We're all kind of thinking it — (the Yankees) kind of (crapped) down their leg" during the fifth inning of Game 5. "They were pressing. It was one thing after the next. ... All we've got to do is put the ball in play right now," Taylor said on his teammate's podcast.

On the "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast, reliever Joe Kelly said that the Yankees were sloppy and not very good.

"I mean, you saw, Shohei (Ohtani) got an extra base going to third on a sloppy Gleyber (Torres) play," Kelly told host Rob Bradford. "It's well known. We all knew. We're the Dodgers; we know every little detail. But past that, it was a fun series. They almost snagged a couple of wins. It was just a mismatch from the get-go. Like if we had a playoff re-ranking, they might be ranked eighth- or ninth-best playoff team."

Berti, who signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs, feels that the Yankees deserved a little more respect, even though they didn't challenge the Dodgers in the World Series.

"We won a lot of games last year. We won our division," Berti said. "We went and took care of Kansas City and took care of Cleveland. So we deserved to be there, unfortunately we didn't perform at our best."

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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