Overview
- The Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 5–4 in extra innings in Game 7 to clinch consecutive World Series titles, the franchise’s ninth overall and first back-to-back crown.
- Kyushu Kokusai Daifu captured the Autumn Kyushu High School Baseball title with a 3–2, ninth-inning comeback over Nagasaki Nihon University at SOKKEN Stadium.
- Komazawa University won the All‑Japan University Ekiden, reclaiming the championship after two years and extending its record to 17 overall titles.
- At the Kodokan Cup, Olympic champion Teru Sone took the women’s +78 kg title on her competitive return by defeating reigning world champion Wakaha Tomita, while Naohisa Takato exited the men’s 60 kg in the third round.
- Omuta High School, the 2024 national runner-up, placed 11th in the Fukuoka prefectural qualifier and missed the national high school ekiden following a spring exodus of most team members.