Overview
- The Dodgers edged the Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings at Rogers Centre, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto earning World Series MVP after closing Game 7 less than 24 hours after a 96-pitch Game 6, and both Games 6 and 7 ending on rare visiting-team double plays.
- Los Angeles staged a downtown parade as Shohei Ohtani told fans he is already thinking about a three-peat, and newly retired Clayton Kershaw marked the end of his 18-year Dodgers career.
- Japanese stars Yamamoto, Ohtani and Roki Sasaki drove intense interest at home, with large audiences and national celebration reported across Japan.
- MLB said the Automated Balls and Strikes system will be in every major-league park next season, using camera tracking with team challenges that are retained if successful and an extra challenge in each extra inning.
- The Dodgers’ estimated $509.5 million payroll and luxury-tax bill spotlighted widening spending gaps as the sport heads toward labor talks before the CBA expires on December 2, 2026.