The Yankees and Dodgers are going to be facing each other in the World Series for the first time since 1981. Since neither LCS went seven games, there will be a few off-days before the World Series is scheduled to begin on Friday. Between now and then, both clubs will be a se sing some injured players to see if they could act as reinforcements for the final stretch of the postseason. Yankees manager told reporters today that theres a decent chance left-hander will be on the World Series roster. Brendan Kuty of The Athletic was among those to relay that info . As for the Dodgers, president of Jasson Dominguez Jersey baseball operations Andrew Friedman was on SNLA last night and said theres a chance both righty and lefty make the roster for the series, per Blake Harris . Cortes landed on the injured list September 25 due to a flexor strain in his throwing elbow. He was shut down for about a week before starting to ramp up again, but hasnt been on the Yankee roster for any of their postseason series so far. Presumably, Cortes would be limited to a relief role in the World Series. He was largely working as a starter this year but has been out of action for about a month and has been throwing 10-15 pitch bullpen se sions lately. The Yanks have had and as their left-hander relief options of late. Both have been posting good results but in a low-strikeout, grounder-heavy fashion. Hill to sed 44 innings for the Yankees this year with a 2.05 earned run average, only striking out 10.4% of batters faced but with a ma sive 69.9% ground ball rate. His numbers in seven postseason appearances have been fairly similar: 1.59 ERA, 9.1% strikeout rate and 63.2% grounder rate. Mayza to sed 18 innings for the Yankees this year with a flat ERA of 4.00. He struck out just 16.2% of batters faced but got grounders at a 55.4% clip. He has only been trusted to to s 1 1/3 innings in the playoffs thus far. Cortes had a strikeout rate above 25% in each season from 2021 to 2023. That number dropped to 22.8% in 2024 but was still a solid mark. Pitchers can often rack up a few more Ks when moving from the rotation to the bullpen, throwing a little bit harder in shorter stints as opposed to pacing themselves for longer outings. Whether Cortes can do that or not might depend on his health, but if hes in decent form, he should be expected to provide more punchouts than Hill or Mayza. Vesia has made 232 regular-season appearances for the Dodgers in his career with a 2.89 ERA. His 11.5% walk rate is on the high side but hes been able to offset that with a 32.3% strikeout rate. Hes been trusted enough to earn eight saves and 48 holds in that time. He was on the Dodgers roster for the NLDS against the Padres but departed the final contest with an oblique/intercostal injury. He was left off the clubs NLCS roster but could potentially be back in the mix for the World Series. is currently the only lefty option in the Dodger bullpen, so manager Dave Roberts would undoubtedly love to have Vesia back in the mix. Graterol is more of a wild card as his 2024 has mostly been a lost season. He only made seven regular season appearances this year due to various injuries. He started the year on the IL due to both hip tightne s and right shoulder inflammation, with the latter i sue keeping him on the shelf until August. He made his season debut August 6 but left that outing with a right hamstring strain. He came off the IL in September and made six appearances that month but landed back on the IL in the final days of the season due to some more shoulder inflammation. The on-and-off shoulder problems are concerning but the club might take a chance on him anyway. Hes been a key piece of their bullpen for years and was in good form as recently as 2023. He posted a 1.20 ERA over 68 appearances last year. His 18.7% strikeout rate was subpar but thats always been his style. He limited walks to a 4.7% clip and kept batted balls on the ground 64.4% of the time. Franchy Cordero Jersey