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Will Smith’s 11th-Inning Homer Lifts Dodgers in Game 7

Los Angeles secures a rare title defense as MLB’s first repeat champion since 2000.

Overview

  • Los Angeles defeated Toronto 5–4 in 11 innings at Rogers Centre, capped by Will Smith’s go-ahead home run.
  • The Dodgers erased a 0–3 hole, with solo shots from Max Muncy and Miguel Rojas, and Rojas’ ninth-inning equalizer.
  • The victory is the franchise’s ninth championship and their third in six seasons.
  • Toronto let a 3–2 series advantage slip and remains without a title since 1993.
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned Series MVP after winning all three appearances and silencing the Blue Jays after entering Game 7.