Jeter and Rodriguez flag fatigue as Dodgers chase third straight title
Los Angeles enters its best-of-five NL Division Series against Atlanta as the No. 2 seed, with a 100–62 regular-season record.
Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez have identified physical and mental fatigue as possible obstacles to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bid for a third consecutive World Series title. Their comments came ahead of the Dodgers’ National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves.
Jeter pointed to injuries and the strain of playing an extra month each season. He also said the team would need to guard against complacency in a demanding National League.
Rodriguez said that if Los Angeles failed to advance from the series, the cause would not be a lack of talent, but mental and emotional fatigue. Both assessments describe potential pressures, rather than established causes of any playoff result.
The Dodgers finished the regular season 100–62 and secured the NL’s No. 2 seed. Their best-of-five series against Atlanta is a step towards a title run that would make them the first Major League Baseball team to win three consecutive World Series since Jeter’s New York Yankees did so from 1998 to 2000.
Jeter and Rodriguez made their remarks as analysts on Fox Sports’ MLB coverage. The Dodgers’ pursuit of a third straight championship remains a bid; the source does not report the series outcome.
