Dodgers Repeat with 11-Inning Game 7 Win

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in Game 7 of the World Series, becoming the first team to repeat as MLB champions since the 1998–2000 Yankees. Catcher Will Smith delivered the decisive two-out, 11th-inning solo homer off Shane Bieber after Miguel Rojas tied the game with a ninth-inning homer, and Max Muncy had an earlier solo to spark the rally. Yoshinobu Yamamoto — coming off a 96‑pitch Game 6 start — threw 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings to seal the win and was named World Series MVP. Los Angeles overcame 3‑0 and 4‑2 deficits, used its full rotation including Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell, and finished with 11 hits, three homers and no errors. The title is the Dodgers’ ninth overall and third in six years, and the finish capped reports that longtime ace Clayton Kershaw will retire after an 18‑season, likely Hall of Fame career with his third World Series ring.