The Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade and raucous on-field party on Friday.

“This is so special,” said Ohtani, who usually only speaks his native Japanese but addressed a packed Dodger Stadium in English. “I feel very honored to be here. Congratulations, Los Angeles. Thanks guys.”

Fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto added in English: “Thank you, Dodger fans.”

Rapper Ice Cube got the party started by performing “It Was a Good Day,” with manager Dave Roberts dancing and joining in on the lyrics from a blue circular stage in the middle of the field.

“You wanted a parade. We have a parade,” Roberts said. “Guys, let’s get ready to run this again next year too.”

Players exchanged hugs and pats on the back on stage as blue and white confetti floated in the air and the team’s signature song, “I Love LA,” blared. Their children played on the field, with Freddie Freeman’s 8-year-old son, Charlie, leading some of them to jump onto the lower retaining wall near the crowd.

The players took turns passing the Commissioner’s Trophy.

“Who else has more championships than us in the 2020s?” asked utility man Kiké Hernández. “Absolutely no one.”

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Roberts introduced Freeman as someone who “played with one leg and one rib,” a reference to the first baseman’s injuries.

“I did everything I could to be on the field for you guys and I’m so glad I did because now we got a championship,” Freeman said. “I can’t wait to run this again next year.”

Earlier, seven double-decker buses filled with players, their families and coaching staff drove through streets filled with blue-clad fans on both sides. The Los Angeles Police Department estimated the crowd at 150,000.

“This is unbelievable,” said Freeman, the World Series MVP. “Los Angeles really stood out today.”

Several players smoked cigars and drank beer aboard the buses on a sun-drenched day.

“It’s the best thing I’ve ever been involved in,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said. “I have never seen so many people in my life. “They’re all Dodger fans.”

A shirtless Hernandez hung from the front of his bus with a beer in hand. Ohtani held his dog, Decoy, in his arms with his wife, Mamiko, nearby.

“I’m totally overwhelmed by the amount of fans that are here,” Ohtani said through an interpreter as the bus moved forward. “It has been an incredible year. I am very happy to have been able to contribute. “The fans and everyone have been very welcoming.”

When asked if he would take off his shirt like Hernandez, a smiling Ohtani shook his head and responded in English: “No, never.”

Walker Buehler, who pitched the ninth inning in the Series finale, drank a beer pipe while wearing Orel Hershiser’s jersey from the team’s 1988 World Series championship.

“This is crazy, man. I love this,” said outfielder Teoscar Hernández.

The fans cheered and saluted their heroes. The parade occurred on what would have been the 64th birthday of Fernando Valenzuela, the 1981 National League Cy Young Award winner and Rookie of the Year who died days before the World Series began.

The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in five games to clinch the title with a 7-6 victory in the Bronx on Wednesday.

A portion of the proceeds from the ticketed stadium event will be donated to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation.

There were more than a dozen arrests during informal celebrations after the team’s comeback to win the Series. Theft, vandalism and fires occurred in some areas of the city.