Overview
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned World Series MVP after decisive relief work, and Shohei Ohtani started the Game 7 win in Toronto.
- FOX Sports reported 27.33 million U.S. viewers across TV and streaming for Game 7, peaking around 33.1 million, with a seven-game average of 15.71 million, the best since 2018.
- MLB said 51 million watched Game 7 across the U.S., Canada and Japan, with a 34 million series average; NHK’s Game 6 telecast drew 13.10 million, a single-network high in Japan.
- MLB released the 2026 spring training schedule, with the Dodgers opening Feb. 21 in Arizona against the Angels and WBC tune-up games set for March 3–4.
- Japan’s Seibu Lions approved pitcher Kosei Takahashi to enter MLB posting this offseason, and Kenta Maeda said he plans to return to NPB next season.