With New York up 5-0 and Gerrit Cole absolutely cruising on the mound, the Yankees unraveled. First slowly, then all at once as the Dodgers put up five unearned runs in one frame thanks to three mistakes most little leaguers would be able to avoid.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryan Brasier watches New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton's home run during the third inning in Game 5 of the baseball World Series, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) AP

He surely heard the opinion of Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas, who said the Yankees’ “weakness was the way they make outs on the bases, the way they didn’t take care of the baseball, [their] lazy defense.”