LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have invited history to come to them, assembling an overwhelming collection of talent and reinforcing the reigning World Series champions with even more cash in pursuit of something baseball has not seen in 25 years: a repeat winner.

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves by a 3-1 final on Tuesday night (box score), improving their record to 7-0 in the process. The Dodgers have now matched the best start to a season by a defending World Series champion in Major League Baseball history,

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves with another comeback victory to remain undefeated, advancing their record to 7-0 and tying MLB history in the process.

Even though Shohei Ohtani is inarguably the best player on the Los Angeles Dodgers, the question of who is the best athlete on the team has raised some debate for the reigning World Series champs. Speaking to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal about the topic, Mookie Betts definitively declared himself to be a better overall athlete than Ohtani.

The first 40,000 fans to arrive at Dodger Stadium will be given a Shohei Ohtani MVP bobblehead to honor his record-setting 2024 season.

The Braves and Dodgers have a potential NLCS preview in LA, with a three-game series that starts Monday and ends Wednesday.