What we're watching
• Dodgers win the title! The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions for the second straight year after an incredible comeback in Game 7 of the World Series.
• An early deficit: Toronto’s star second baseman Bo Bichette blasted the Blue Jays into the lead on a home run off Shohei Ohtani in the third. The Dodgers pulled one run back in each of the top of the fourth and sixth to narrow the lead.
• A tense affair: Andrés Giménez hit a RBI double to rebuild the Blue Jays’ cushion, but LA’s Max Muncy has made things interesting with a mammoth home run to once again make it a one-run game. Miguel Rojas’ home run to tie the game in the ninth set the stage for even more drama.
• An unreal finale: The Dodgers escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to send the game into extra innings and then failed to cash in on their own bases-loaded situation in the 10th. But in the top of the 11th, catcher Will Smith crushed a solo home run to provide the winning run.
Dodgers pull off incredible Game 7 comeback over Blue Jays to win World Series title
There was a buzz in the air all day in the lead up to Game 7 on Saturday night in Toronto.
It was an all-time pitching matchup between Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani and three-time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer for the Blue Jays.
It also saw Los Angeles’ high-powered offense versus Toronto’s high-powered offense.
And, boy, did the win-or-go-home four-plus hour game live up to all the hype and then some!
The Jays got the scoring started early with a Bo Bichette three-run home run off Ohtani in the third inning.
Despite it knocking Ohtani off the mound, the Dodgers did not give up.
Two sacrifice flies in the fourth and sixth inning made it a one-run game but Blue Jays second baseman Andrés Giménez doubled to right field to score Ernie Clement to double the lead in bottom of the sixth before Max Muncy’s solo shot in the eighth inning made it a one-run game again.
Sometimes the people you least expect to shine do so when the lights are brightest, and that’s what Miguel Rojas did for the Dodgers.
With the Blue Jays two outs away from their first title in 32 years and the Rogers Centre crowd humming, the 36-year-old shortstop, who struggled mightily at the plate all postseason, hit a clutch game-tying shot off closer Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning.
And in the next half-inning, a clutch defensive play from Rojas kept the team’s title hopes alive – along with Andy Pages’ incredible catch while colliding with Kiké Hernández to force extra innings.
Dodgers catcher Will Smith, who is no stranger to big home runs, yet again was the answer with the eventual game-winning solo shot in the 11th inning.
Multiple times, it appeared the Dodgers and Jays would take command, but pitching came up in big spots for both teams.
But it was Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who got the win as LA’s starter in Friday’s Game 6, that played hero for the Dodgers.
The 27-year-old Japanese phenom threw 2 and 2/3 innings and closed the door on the Jays, forcing catcher Alejandro Kirk to ground into a double-play to clinch the win.
Los Angeles became the first team to go back-to-back since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998-2000.
Yamamoto was named the World Series MVP.
Cue the champagne showers
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave the honor to veteran Clayton Kershaw to have the final say before the celebratory corks came off. It was typical celebration mode for Kershaw, who went tarps off before the showers began.
In pictures: The Dodgers celebrate back-to-back titles
The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again World Series champions after a dramatic, back-and-forth battle with the Toronto Blue Jays.
For the Blue Jays and their fans, it was a gut-wrenching loss. The Jays were two outs away from the title when Miguel Rojas hit a solo home run in the ninth to tie the game at 4-4.
Will Smith put the Dodgers ahead with a home run of his own in the 11th inning, and then Yoshinobu Yamamoto shut the door, forcing a game-ending double play.
Check out more postgame photos from an epic Game 7:
Blue Jays manager John Schneider on loss: "It'll hurt for a few days, a few weeks"
The Blue Jays were agonizingly close to winning this series and breaking a 32-year championship drought. Toronto’s manager John Schneider admitted the result hurt and revealed what he told his club after Game 7’s loss.
“I said, ‘I’m sorry that we’re feeling this way right now,’” he said. “It definitely could have been the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of emotions. I said ‘thank you.’ This is a group that I’m never going to forget.”
“They’re going to have a place in my heart, every single one of them.”
World Series MVP Yamamoto: "I did everything I was supposed to do"
After a legendary three-win performance in the World Series, including earning the win in Game 6 as a starter and in Game 7 in relief, series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto was humble when discussing his incredible accomplishment with Fox.
“I was not sure if I could pitch tonight until I went to the bullpen, but I’m glad I was able to,” Yamamoto said through an interpreter when asked about his superhuman effort pitching on back-to-back nights.
Yamamoto’s series began with a superb complete game victory in Game 2 to help the Dodgers rebound after dropping Game 1 to start the series.
“I did everything I was supposed to do, and I’m so happy that I was able to win this with these teammates,” Yamamoto said of his contribution to the Dodgers’ second consecutive championship.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revels in the glow of victory
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is on cloud nine after clinching the first back-to-back World Series titles in 25 years.
“I’ve never been more proud of a group of guys that are standing behind me right now. They persevered against all adversity,” Roberts said. “We started out in Tokyo and we ended up in Canada.
“So, these guys are back-to-back champions.”
The Dodgers manager pushed the right buttons in the final two games, shifting around the Dodgers’ lineup and bringing in Miguel Rojas to play second base. Rojas ended up helping turn the double play that sealed the Game 6 victory and then hit the home run in the ninth inning on Saturday to send Game 7 to extra innings.
“I can look at every single one of these guys. I’m looking at Tyler (Glasnow) right now. I trust him. Blake (Snell), I trust him. Miggy Ro (Miguel Rojas), I trust him. I trust every single one of those guys. I love them because they trust me,” he said.
Roberts said the victory parade will be on Monday back in LA.
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman in awe of what just played out
As the players hugged and teared up after the win, last year’s World Series MVP Freddie Freeman was very appreciative of what just played out in Game 7.
“I think that game had every single thing you could possibly have,” Freeman said after the game on Fox. “Just an absolutely incredible game, incredible series – a grind for both teams.
Dodgers' Smith on World Series: "That was a fight for 7 games"
Catcher Will Smith was one of the many players that helped the Dodgers comeback to win their second consecutive World Series title in Game 7 Saturday.
The 30-year-old credited his teammates for the win.
“Special group of guys man. We just never gave up. Kept fighting, pitching our asses off, hitting, taking great at-bats,” Smith told the Fox broadcast.
Smith’s home run in the 11th inning gave the Dodgers the lead and they never looked back. When asked about the shot, he said he was “fired up.”
“We know we needed to get a run in there. Be able to come in clutch that was huge. You dream of those moments. Extra innings, put your team ahead. Yeah, I’ll remember that forever,” Smith said.
Smith, who caught Yoshinobu Yamamoto all series, heaped praise on the 27-year-old Japanese phenom.
“He was the MVP of this series. That was incredible,” Smith said. “I talked to him yesterday and was like ‘Hey, if you can give one, we can win.’ He gave us three. That was special. He will have a few months off, I know he’s going to need it. I’m just happy for him.”
Dodgers are World Series champions again after thrilling comeback win
Could this World Series have ended any other way than with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound for the Dodgers?
After a complete game victory in Game 2 and another winning performance in Game 6, Yamamoto pitched 2 and 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in Game 7 to secure back-to-back titles for Los Angeles.
Yamamoto got into a rare bit of trouble in the 11th inning, after a lead-off double from Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
A sacrifice bunt and a walk set up runners at the corners with 1 out for Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk, who already had a pair of hits in the game.
Yamamoto induced a broken bat grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts, who stepped on second and threw to Freddie Freeman at first for the game-ending double play to secure Yamamoto’s third win of the series.
The Dodgers are now MLB’s first repeat champions since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees.
Final: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 4
Dodgers pull off incredible Game 7 comeback over Blue Jays to win World Series title
The Los Angeles Dodgers have pulled off one of the most incredible World Series comebacks in baseball history to win the 2025 World Series.
Trailing 4-3 in the ninth inning, a home run from Miguel Rojas tied the game and ended up sending the contest to extra innings. A home run from Will Smith in the top of the 11th inning provided the winning margin.
It’s the first time a team has won back-to-back World Series titles in 25 years.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s lead-off double has the Blue Jays poised to tie the game
As Yoshinobu Yamamoto started yet another inning on the mound for Los Angeles, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled into the left field corner to put the tying run in scoring position.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa moved Guerrero to third base with a perfect bunt and the Blue Jays are 90 feet from tying the game.
Yamamoto then pitched around Addison Barger to set up a potential double play with Alejandro Kirk due up.
Bottom 11th: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 4
WILL SMITH HITS GO-AHEAD HOMER IN 11TH!
Game 3 starter for the Blue Jays, Shane Bieber, came on for the 11th inning and forced two quick outs to Miguel Rojas and Shohei Ohtani.
But Will Smith had other plans.
The Dodgers’ catcher hit a go-ahead solo shot off Bieber to give the Dodgers a 5-4 lead.
Bieber regrouped to get Freddie Freeman out to finish the half inning.
The Dodgers are now three outs away from their second consecutive title.
Top 11: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 4
Yamamoto notches the Dodgers' first 1-2-3 inning of the game
Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto toed the rubber to start the bottom of the 10th, and he reached an even 16 innings pitched in this World Series as Andrés Giménez grounded out softly to second base to start the inning.
Yamamoto then struck out George Springer after falling behind 3-0 in the count and induced a lazy fly ball from Nathan Lukes to complete the Dodgers’ first 1-2-3 inning of the game.
Top 11th: Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 4
DOMINGUEZ WORKS HIS WAY OUT OF TROUBLE
Seranthony Dominguez!
That’s all there is to say.
Two outs, bases loaded and Kiké Hernández up to bat.
Hernández grounded to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who flipped it back to Dominguez, who then stepped on the bag to beat Hernández by a shoelace.
A quick umpire review confirmed the call and we head to the bottom of the 10th inning with the score still tied 4-4.
Top 10th: Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 4
Bases loaded for Dodgers in the top of the 10th
After Jeff Hoffman failed to close out the game in the ninth inning and subsequently going to extra innings, it was Seranthony Dominguez that was called upon to face the Dodgers batters in the 10th.
A walk to Mookie Betts and a single by Max Muncy left the go-ahead run at second base for Dominguez.
Another walk to Teoscar Hernández loaded up the bases as ninth inning defensive hero Andy Pages steps up!
Pages grounds to Andrés Giménez who then throws home to get Betts out at the plate.
Two out, bases loaded with Kiké Hernández up to bat.
Top 9: Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 4
To extra innings we go! The Dodgers escape a bases-loaded jam
The crowd at Rogers Centre was rocking after the shocking game-tying home run from Miguel Rojas in the top of the 9th as Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell took the mound to try to force the game into extra innings.
Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. gave the crowd a jolt with a deep drive to center field, but Tommy Edman hauled it in on the edge of the warning track.
Next up, Bo Bichette, who got the scoring started with a 3-run homer in the third inning, singled on a soft liner to left field. He was replaced by pinch runner Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
Snell then walked Addison Barger to move Kiner-Falefa into scoring position for Alejandro Kirk.
The Dodgers turned to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles’ starting pitcher in Game 6 just a day ago, who promptly hit Kirk in the wrist with an errant pitch.
With the bases loaded, Daulton Varsho stepped in and hit a grounder to second baseman Miguel Rojas, who cut down Kiner-Falefa at home by inches.
Ernie Clement then drove a ball to the warning track in left center, where left fielder Kiké Hernández and defensive replacement Andy Pages collided, but Pages came away with an incredible catch at the wall.
To extra innings we go!
Top 10th: Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 4
Yamamoto hits Alejandro Kirk and the bases are loaded!
Yoshinobu Yamamoto hits Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk on the forearm and now the bases are loaded!
The winning run is just 90 feet away and there’s only one out.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto enters Game 7 to try and keep the Dodgers in it
Now entering the game, with one out in the bottom of the ninth and two runners on base, is Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
He pitched Game 6 of this World Series. Which was yesterday.
This is unreal.
Runners are at first and second after a hit by Bo Bichette and a walk to Addison Barger.
To the bottom of the ninth we go with the score tied
After the shocking Miguel Rojas solo shot knotted things up in the ninth inning, Jeff Hoffman got Shohei Ohtani to fly out and Will Smith to strike out.
To the bottom of the ninth we go with the Jays looking to potentially walk it off here with the title on the line.
How unlikely was that Rojas home run? He has struggled mightily in the postseason.
His hit is just the second game-tying or go-ahead home run in the 9th inning or later in a winner-take-all game in World Series history, according to ESPN.
Top 9th: Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 4
DODGERS TIE IT UP IN THE 9TH!
Closer Jeff Hoffman stayed in to see this game out.
After a Kiké Hernández strikeout for the first out, Miguel Rojas hit a solo home run to tie the game and stun the crowd at Rogers Centre.
Speechless!
Top 9th: Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 4
