BOSTON -- The Red Sox and Dodgers brought star-studded teams into a highly-anticipated showdown in the 2018 World Series. The Red Sox won the battle in five games while the Dodgers won two titles in the years since then. The teams are separated by just five wins this season as they began a three-game series at Fenway Park on Friday.

Fenway Park concession and restaurant workers went on strike Friday just as the Boston Red Sox open a highly anticipated weekend series against the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers.The union representing Aramark workers at Fenway Park and MGM Music Hall hit the picket line at noon after failing to reach a deal on a new contract.

It’s been nine months since the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series and Walker Buehler has yet to receive his ring.

Though he may no longer play in LA, Walker Buehler finally earned his World Series ring in a special moment with his old Dodgers teammates.

Buehler’s former Dodgers teammates presented him with his ring and gold-lettered championship jersey on the field at Fenway Park before Friday’s game.

Walker Buehler doesn't regret signing with the Boston Red Sox in the offseason despite becoming an instant World Series hero for the Dodgers last October.

The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen has been one of the worst in baseball this season. They have a 4.43 ERA and have been decimated by injuries.