Overview
- The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5–4 in 11 innings in Game 7 in Toronto to secure their ninth championship and the franchise’s first consecutive titles.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the winning pitcher in the finale, recorded the last out, and received World Series MVP honors, while Shohei Ohtani allowed three runs in the decider.
- Coverage in Japan spotlighted the impact of Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki, with postgame scenes showing Ohtani and Sasaki embracing on the field.
- Kyushu Kokusai University High School won the Autumn Kyushu High School Baseball Tournament 3–2 over Nagasaki Nihon University with a ninth-inning comeback for its first title there since 2021.
- At home events, Olympic champion Teru Sone took the Kodokan Cup women’s +78 kg in her comeback by shido over Wakaharu Tomita, and former singles star Rika Kihira debuted in ice dance with Shingo Nishiyama, scoring 59.61 for second in the rhythm dance.