Yoshinobu Yamamoto Named 2025 World Series MVP

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named the 2025 World Series MVP after leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4, 11-inning Game 7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays that secured the franchise’s second straight title. The 27-year-old right-hander started Games 2 and 6 (throwing a complete game in Game 2 and a 96-pitch outing in Game 6) and, on zero days' rest, entered Game 7 in the ninth and worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings to close the clincher. He finished the Fall Classic with three wins, 17 2/3 innings, 15 strikeouts and roughly a 1.0 ERA, becoming the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2001 to record three World Series victories. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and teammates lauded Yamamoto’s postseason dominance, which validated Los Angeles’s 12-year, $325 million signing from Japan and cemented his place in postseason history. The performance capped a historic Fall Classic and made the Dodgers the first repeat champions in 25 years.