Dodgers World Series celebration ends with roaring rally, 'We Love LA' playing through stadium

Immediately after a victory parade that is expected to attract tens of thousands of fans to downtown Los Angeles on Friday morning, a celebration event is set to be held at Dodger Stadium to cap off the team's championship season.

Metro will operate its Dodger Express to take people to Chavez Ravine for the sold-out event that will follow the parade, beginning at 12:15 p.m. Information on Dodger Express can be found at metro.net/riding/dodger-stadium-express.

Immediately after a victory parade that is expected to attract tens of thousands of fans to downtown Los Angeles, a celebration event is set to be held at Dodger Stadium to cap off the team's championship season.

According to the team, parking gates at the stadium will open at 8:30 a.m. for the Friday celebration, and the stadium entry gates will open at 9 a.m. Food and merchandise will be available for purchase. In-stadium entertainment will be offered prior to the team's arrival, including coverage of the parade on DodgerVision video boards.

"All Dodger Stadium guidelines and rules will apply to this event, including the reminder not to bring in signs, bags or any other items that aren't permitted under our policies," according to a statement from the team.

The Dodgers noted that "due to logistics, traffic and timing, fans will not be able to attend both events (the parade and the stadium celebration)."

Dodger officials said a portion of the proceeds from the stadium event will be donated to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, "which is tackling the most pressing problems facing Los Angeles with a mission to improve education, health care, homelessness and social justice for all Angelenos."

The celebratory events will be held on the 64th anniversary of the birth of legendary Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzeula, who died Oct. 22.

"It's going to be emotional," Dodger manager Dave Roberts said. "Fernando was a friend of mine. I know he's smiling right now and very proud of this organization. So he's going to be missed. I'm sure it's something that he would want to have been a part of, but it's going to be emotional for all of us."

City News Service contributed to this report.

The last World Series title for the Dodgers was 2020, but the last victory parade was when the Dodgers won in 1988.

Take a look back at how Dodger legends Orel Hershiser, Kirk Gibson, Tommy Lasorda and others celebrated the team's victory against the Oakland Athletics 36 years ago.

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General view of the Victory Parade for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, California in 1988.

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After the Dodgers returned to Los Angeles as World Series champions, several players were mobbed by boisterous fans outside Dodger Stadium as the players drove out of the parking lot.

Among the players who were mobbed was pitcher Anthony Banda, who rolled down his passenger-side window and greeted well-wishers.

Asked by ABC7 how he felt about the Dodgers' win over the Yankees, he used an expletive and said "amazing" with a smile.

After the World Championship Dodgers returned victorious from New York, several players were mobbed by boisterous fans outside Dodger Stadium.

Read more from fans here.

The Dodgers World Series parade will take place in downtown Los Angeles, and players are expected to travel along the route in double-decker buses.

The parade route is about 1.2 miles and is expected to last about 45 minutes.

The parade will start at Gloria Molina Grand Park in front of City Hall on Spring Street. Mayor Karen Bass will kick off the parade, which will then make its way down 1st Street and march four blocks to S. Grand Avenue. From there, the parade heads to 5th Street, ending at 5th and Flower Street.

Read more about the parade route here.