Overview
- Will Smith’s two-out homer in the 11th lifted Los Angeles to a 5-4 win in Toronto after Miguel Rojas tied it in the ninth.
- The Dodgers became MLB’s first back-to-back champions since the Yankees’ 1998–2000 run in a series widely hailed for an 18-inning marathon and constant late drama.
- Yamamoto threw 2 2/3 scoreless on zero days’ rest one night after 96 pitches in Game 6, finishing the series with a 1.03 ERA and taking MVP honors.
- Shohei Ohtani powered the Dodgers’ offense with three homers even as his pitching struggled, and Mookie Betts turned the series-ending double play at shortstop.
- Toronto’s breakout run featured Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s standout postseason and public apology to fans, rookie Trey Yesavage’s surge, and debate over a Game 6 lodged-ball ruling after Addison Barger’s pivotal hit.