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U.S.Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series, defeat Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 classicUpdated on: November 2, 2025 / 12:40 AM EDT/ CBS/APIn a winner-take-all Game 7 for the ages, the Los Angeles Dodgers bested the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in an 11-inning classic in the early morning hours Sunday to become back-to-back World Series champions.Down 4-3 with one out at the top of the ninth inning, Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas hit a solo home run to tie it up at four runs apiece and send the game into extra innings.The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 of the World Series at Rogers Center on Nov. 2, 2025, in Toronto, Canada.Mark Blinch / Getty ImagesThen, at the top of the 11th inning, Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a solo home run to seal the extraordinary comeback victory.The Dodgers becamethe first repeat championsince the 1998-2000 New York Yankees, and in the process denied the Blue Jays their first title since 1993.The Dodgers were down 3-2 in the series, rallying back and winning the final two games in Toronto to quiet a stunned home crowd.L.A. overcame 3-0 and 4-2 deficits and escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw 96 pitches in the Dodgers’ win on Friday, escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and pitched 2 2/3 innings for his third win of the Series.He gave up a leadoff double in the 11th to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who was sacrificed to third. Addison Barger walked and Alejandro Kirk grounded to shortstop Mookie Betts, who started a title-winning 6-4-3 double play.With their ninth title and third in six years, the Dodgers made an argument for their 2020s teams to be considered a dynasty. Dave Roberts, their manager since 2016, boosted the probability he will gain induction to the Hall of Fame.Los Angeles Dodgers hitter Miguel Rojas reacts after his solo home run in the ninth inning during Game 7 of the World Series against Toronto Blue Jays at Roger Centre on Nov. 1, 2025, in Toronto, Canada.Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesBo Bichette put Toronto ahead in the third with a three-run homer off two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who was pitching on three days’ rest after taking the loss in Game 3.L.A. closed to 3-2 on sacrifice flies from Teoscar Hernández in the fourth off Max Scherzer and Tommy Edman in the sixth against Chris Bassitt.Andrés Giménez restored Toronto’s two-run lead with an RBI double in the sixth off Tyler Glasnow, who relieved after getting the final three outs on three pitches to save Game 6 on Friday.Max Muncy’s eighth-inning homer off star rookie Trey Yesavage cut the Dodgers’ deficit to one run, and Rojas, inserted into the lineup in Game 6 to provide some energy, homered on a full-count slider from Jeff Hoffman.Toronto put two on with one out in the bottom half against Blake Snell, and Los Angeles turned to Yamamoto.He hit Alejandro Kirk on a hand with a pitch, loading the bases and prompting the Dodgers to play the infield in and the o…
Published: 2025-11-02T04:40:00
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