Overview
- Los Angeles clinched the title in Toronto by taking Games 6 and 7, becoming the first back-to-back champion since the 1998–2000 Yankees.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series MVP after recording the final out on zero days' rest, with Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman delivering key offensive performances.
- Front Office Sports reports a $416.9 million luxury-tax payroll for the Dodgers, described as the largest in MLB history, while other outlets cite lower figures, underscoring confusion over the true total.
- The Dodgers set a franchise attendance record and became MLB’s first team since 2018 to draw more than 4 million fans in a season.
- The club’s spending has intensified leaguewide debate over competitive balance, with renewed talk of salary caps or floors ahead of next year’s negotiations and some commentators warning of a possible lockout after the current CBA expires.