Overview
- Los Angeles beat Toronto 5-4 in 11 innings, with Will Smith’s solo shot providing the lead before Mookie Betts turned a game-ending double play.
- Miguel Rojas tied Game 7 with a ninth-inning homer off Jeff Hoffman, who later said he “cost everybody” a ring.
- World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto followed a complete game in Game 2 and six strong innings in Game 6 by throwing 2 2/3 scoreless on zero days’ rest in Game 7, finishing the series with a 1.03 ERA over 17 2/3 innings.
- Key swings and rulings shaped the outcome, including Addison Barger’s lodged-ball double in Game 6 and late defensive gems in Game 7 that preserved the tie before extras.
- The seven-game epic included a record-tying 18-inning Game 3 and drew a powerful national response in Canada, where fans grieved the near-miss after a unifying run.