Overview
- Will Smith hit the go-ahead home run in the 11th and Miguel Rojas forced extras with a ninth-inning blast as Los Angeles edged Toronto, 5-4, in a classic finale.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto closed the clincher with 2 2/3 scoreless innings a day after a heavy workload and was named World Series MVP.
- The Dodgers became MLB’s first back-to-back champions since the Yankees’ 1998–2000 run, capping a series widely hailed as an all-time great.
- The Fall Classic featured an 18-inning Game 3 decided by a Freddie Freeman walk-off and a tense managerial chess match with starters used in relief.
- Canada processed the heartbreak with public praise from leaders such as Mark Carney, Olivia Chow and Doug Ford, while Game 6’s ground-rule double ruling drew scrutiny and analysts began projecting another aggressive Dodgers offseason.