1988 World Series 2017, where they would lose in seven games against the Houston Astros, who won their very first World Series title. The Dodgers would make another World Series appearance the following year in 2018, but lost to the Boston Red Sox in five games, marking the first time the Dodgers lost back-to-back World Series since 1977 and 1978, where they lost both World Series to the New York Yankees. 1988 World Series The 1988 World Series was the 85th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, and the conclusion of the 1988 Major League Baseball season. It was a best-of-seven playoff
MVP Baseball series and spring training minigames. Reviewers continued to rate "MVP" highly, with Metacritic scores of 86 and 87 for the Xbox and PS2 versions, respectively, though "MVP 2005"′s marks were slightly lower than those of its predecessor. Even so, the game still edged out 2k Sports' "Major League Baseball 2K5" among critics. Reigning World Series MVP Manny Ramirez was featured on the cover of the 2005 installment of the series. In 2005, MVP Baseball released for PlayStation Portable. In 2005, in response to EA Sports' exclusive license with the National Football League and ESPN, Take-Two Interactive signed an exclusive third-party licensing