"The Dodgers are champions. Los Angeles outlasted Toronto in an epic Game 7 showdown. delivered the game-winning swing, homering in the 11th inning to give the Dodgers their first lead, which they wouldn't relinquish. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching on no rest after throwing 96 pitches on Friday, closed out the win. Unsurprisingly, the all-time performance earned Yamamoto the Series MVP award."
"Miguel Rojas, an unlikely World Series hero, rescued LA's season in the ninth inning. The light-hitting shortstop yanked a Jeff Hoffman slider over the left field wall to tie the game. Rojas entered the game with one home run since the All-Star break. He joined Bill Mazeroski as the only players in World Series history to hit a game-tying or go-ahead home run in the ninth inning or later in a winner-take-all game ( h/t Jesse Rogers of ESPN )."
"After a complete game win in Game 2 and a quality start in Game 6, the ace entered in the bottom of the ninth inning with two runners on. He hit Alejandro Kirk with a pitch to load the bases, but wiggled out of the jam. Defensive sub leaped over teammate Enrique Hernandez to reel in an Ernie Clement drive to send the game to extra innings."
Los Angeles defeated Toronto in an 11th-inning Game 7 to win the World Series and become the first repeat champions since the Yankees (1998–2000). The Dodgers took the lead in the 11th on a home run that they would not relinquish. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching on no rest after throwing 96 pitches on Friday, closed out the win and earned Series MVP following a complete-game victory in Game 2 and a quality start in Game 6. Miguel Rojas tied the game with a ninth-inning home run, joining Bill Mazeroski as the only players to hit a game-tying or go-ahead homer in the ninth or later of a winner-take-all World Series game.
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