Overview
- Los Angeles beat Toronto 5-4 in Game 7, with Miguel Rojas tying it in the ninth and Will Smith hitting the go-ahead homer in the 11th before a Mookie Betts-turned double play ended it.
- Yamamoto closed the clincher with 2 2/3 scoreless innings on one day’s rest after a 96-pitch Game 6, following a complete game in Game 2, and was named World Series MVP.
- The Dodgers became MLB’s first back-to-back champions since the 1998–2000 Yankees in a series widely praised for an 18-inning epic and a road-road finish to Games 6 and 7.
- Toronto’s run galvanized fans across Canada, with visible grief after the narrow loss as supporters and officials lauded a season that revived national pride.
- Postseries storylines include Rojas saying he hopes to re-sign with Los Angeles and early markets listing the Dodgers as 2026 World Series favorites.