Some Dodgers fans woke up extra early Thursday morning to get their hands on some World Series Championship gear. 

A small line was already forming long before the Dick’s Sporting Goods location in Pasadena was ready to open.

Dick’s locations across the greater Los Angeles area will be opening at 7 a.m. but some fans wanted to make sure they got their merchandise early after getting shut out the night before.

“It was a long ling. It closed at midnight. I would have waited even longer than two and a half hours but I wanted to be back first thing in the morning to get my merch,” Dodger fan Wayne Van said outside the store at 5:45 a.m.

Van says he was just five customers away from entering the store when it closed but remained in good spirits.

“I just want a few shirts and I’ll be so happy … I’m buying for myself and two friends who are on the night shift at the hospital so they can’t be here,” Van said.

Some fans were able to get their hands on some gear last night as soon as the Dodgers beat the Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series. 

Video showed a line of people watching their cellphones outside the store, celebrating as the Dodgers recorded the final out. 

One fan who talked to KTLA Wednesday night said he spent about $1,500 on World Series gear. 

Dick’s locations in Pasadena, West Covina, Upland Colonies, El Segundo, Chino, Tustin, Santa Clarita, Esplanade Center, Edinger Plaza, Antelope Valley Mall, Cerritos, Glendale, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Northridge, Eastvale and The Mall of Victor Valley will be opening early Thursday.

The body of a 24-year-old hiker was found in a remote area along one of the most rugged trails at Big Bend National Park in Texas, officials said Monday.

The hiker, who has not been named publicly, was found along the Marufo Vega Trail, a 14-mile loop that twists through rugged desert and rocky cliffs, the National Park Service (NPS) said.

No cause of death was immediately provided.

The search for the hiker began Sunday after park rangers spotted a vehicle parked for multiple days at the Trailhead for Marufo Vega / Strawhouse / Ore Terminal Trail, officials said.

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The body of a 24-year-old hiker was recovered from the rugged Marufo Vega Trail at Big Bend National Park in Texas on Monday. (National Park Service, File)

“Records indicated that there were no overnight backpackers listed for that area for those nights,” NPS said. “A quick search by the park pilot was unable to locate hikers in the area.”

On Monday, a search and rescue team scoured three different trails while air assets flew over the remote area, officials said. Once the victim was located on the Marufo Vega Trail, a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter removed the body from the area.

Officials warned visitors that desert areas of the park still experience temperatures close to 100 degrees each afternoon in October. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, File)

“Big Bend National Park staff and partners are saddened by this loss,” said Deputy Superintendent Rick Gupman. “Our entire park family extends condolences to the hiker’s family and friends.”

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Park officials described the trail as “spectacular yet challenging,” warning that the trail is dangerous during warm periods of the year due to lack of shade and water.

The Marufo Vega Trail is a challenging trail that hikers must be prepared for, officials said. (National Park Service)

“Even though it is late October, daily temperatures along the Rio Grande and desert areas of Big Bend remain extreme; close to 100 degrees each afternoon,” NPS said.

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Officials reminded visitors to remain aware of the dangers of extreme heat and to prepare plenty of water, salty snacks and a plan to be off the desert trails by the afternoon.

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NEW YORK (AP) — When the World Series started, it was hard to figure what Freddie Freeman would be able to provide for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He left no doubt about the MVP winner.

Freeman broke records by homering in the first four games and matched a Fall Classic mark with 12 RBIs to power the Dodgers past the New York Yankees for their second championship in five years.

“That means there was a lot of my teammates on base,” Freeman said after being presented with the World Series MVP award, named in honor of Willie Mays. “I’m glad I was able to get hot at the right time.”

The popular slugger delivered yet again Wednesday night with a two-run single off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in a five-run fifth inning that helped rally Los Angeles to a clinching 7-6 victory in Game 5.

Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson also drove in 12 runs in 1960 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the championship that year on Bill Mazeroski’s famous homer that ended Game 7.

Freeman compiled his total in just five games against New York, setting several World Series standards along the way.

The 35-year-old first baseman homered in each of the first four games, becoming the first player to accomplish that feat. The streak began when he launched the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history to win a dramatic opener in Los Angeles.

Freeman’s two-run drive in the first inning Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium made him the only player to go deep in six consecutive Series games, dating to the 2021 title he won with Atlanta.

He was robbed of an extra-base hit in the fourth inning of Game 5 when Aaron Judge made a sensational catch of his long drive while crashing hard into the fence.

But the MVP award put a joyous cap on a scary and trying season for the Freeman family. Freeman missed eight games in July and August after his 3-year-old son, Maximus, fell ill while watching his father at the All-Star Game festivities in Texas.

When the family returned home, Max was hospitalized and put on a ventilator after he experienced partial paralysis and breathing difficulty. He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré, the rare neurological condition that affects the immune system, nerves and muscles.

Max’s condition gradually improved, and Freeman returned to work Aug. 5. He was welcomed back by a huge ovation from Dodgers fans that prompted tears from Freeman.

“I wish I’d never had to go through what we did as a family. But ultimately Maximus is doing really, really well right now. He’s a special boy, but it has been a grind for three months. It really has. It’s been a lot,” Freeman said.

“Then obviously with the injuries at the end, it makes it all worth it kind of in the end. I’ll never compare Maximus to baseball. I won’t. It’s just two separate things, but with him doing really well now, it does mean a little bit extra.”

Freeman batted .282 this season with 22 homers and 89 RBIs. An eight-time All-Star and the 2020 NL MVP with Atlanta, he is a .300 career hitter with 343 homers, 1,232 RBIs and an .899 OPS in 15 major league seasons. He has hit .300 or better eight times.

Freeman sprained his right ankle on Sept. 26 against San Diego while trying to avoid a tag at first base by Luis Arráez and missed the Dodgers’ last three regular-season games. He didn’t have any RBIs in the NL Division Series against the Padres and only one in the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets.

Freeman missed three games during the NL playoffs because of his ailing ankle. He didn’t play in the NLCS finale against the Mets and had six days off entering the World Series, allowing time for the ankle to feel better.

“I did a lot of work in between the NLCS and the World Series. Thankfully, my ankle got into a good spot where I could work on my swing, and I found a cue that really worked for me,” he said. “I was able to slow things down. All you’re trying to do is swing at strikes, take balls, and hit the mistakes. Thankfully, I was able to do that for five games.”

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts puts Freeman on his Mount Rushmore of favorite players along with teammate Mookie Betts.

“He’s got gratitude, the desire to play every day, to know that this is a job and your job is to play and you’ve got to maximize your value — that’s by playing,” Roberts said Tuesday. “He’s my favorite player to be around as far as what he does for the culture of the organization.”

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