Tonight’s World Series Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays didn’t end until just after midnight in Toronto. Toronto led the entire way — until the top of the ninth, when the Dodgers tied it and never looked back, eventually winning 5–4 in 11 innings.
It’s been 32 years since Toronto won back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993, and for much of the night it felt like maybe this was finally their moment. But the Dodgers did what they’ve been doing all postseason — they refused to quit.
With this win, the Dodgers have now captured consecutive World Series championships, becoming only the fifth franchise since the 1970s to do so. The short list includes the Oakland A’s (1972–74), Cincinnati Reds (1975–76), Blue Jays (1992–93), and the New York Yankees, who pulled it off twice — first in ’77–78, then again with their three-peat from ’98–2000. Having now won titles in 2020, 2024, and 2025, the Dodgers have officially entered dynasty territory.
Before we discuss that thought let’s take a look at tonights thriller. The Blue Jays jumped out early when Bo Bichette blasted a three-run homer off Shohei Ohtani, knocking him out of the game. They carried a 4–2 lead into the late innings, and it looked like this thing might be over. Then Max Muncy launched a solo shot to cut it to 4–3, but Toronto still had control heading into the ninth with closer Jeff Hoffman on the mound.
Enter Miguel Rojas — a guy who hadn’t recorded a hit in 30 days, no exaggeration. Making just his second start since the Division Series, he stepped up with two outs, two strikes, and the Dodgers down to their last gasp. On a full-count slider, Rojas crushed a game-tying home run to make it 4–4 — the first time in World Series history that a player had tied Game 7 with a home run in the ninth inning.
But Rojas wasn’t finished. In the bottom of the ninth, the Blue Jays loaded the bases and seemed poised for a storybook ending. Instead, Rojas fielded a sharp grounder at second, fired home for the force out, and Andy Pages, just in as a defensive replacement, made a spectacular catch in left-center while colliding with Kiké Hernández. Somehow, the Dodgers escaped and forced extra innings — and by then, it felt like something historic was brewing.
Sure enough, in the 11th inning, Will Smith — the Dodgers’ catcher who had been behind the plate for every single inning of the World Series — delivered the decisive blow. He crushed a solo homer to right-center off Shane Bieber, becoming the first player ever to hit an extra-inning home run in a winner-take-all World Series game.
And then there’s Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was named World Series MVP. The crazy part? He had thrown 96 pitches the night before in Game 6. On zero rest, he came back to close out Game 7 — throwing three scoreless innings, escaping a jam in the ninth, and powering through the 10th and 11th. Across his three World Series outings, Yamamoto posted a 1.00 ERA. Just unreal.
This entire series was pure chaos — in the best way. Game 3 went 18 innings, tying the record for the longest World Series game ever played. By the time Game 7 rolled around, it felt like these teams had played seven games worth of baseball, because they had even though the record books showed the series tied at three games a piece.
The Blue Jays were so close. They were one strike away multiple times, trophy practically within reach. But the Dodgers clawed back again and again, dragging the game into what felt like Game 9. Both teams were completely gassed by the 11th, yet somehow they still delivered championship-caliber baseball.
The Dodgers showed incredible resilience. Down 3–0 in the series? Came back. Down 4–2 in Game 7? Came back again. The Blue Jays actually outscored them overall and held them to a low batting average — but when it mattered most, the Dodgers found a way.
For Toronto, it’s heartbreak. George Springer battled through injury, Bo Bichette rose to the moment, and Max Scherzer, at 41, gave them everything he had in his first Game 7 start since 2019. But it just wasn’t meant to be.
Here’s the thing, folks: This year’s World Series was an absolute masterpiece. Game 7 had everything: unbelievable comebacks, clutch hitting, gutsy pitching, and an ending that will be remembered forever. Let’s not forget that there were two home runs hit which landed in the same left-field corner where Joe Carter famously walked it off in 1993.
With that… The Dodgers earned this championship the hard way — and they deserved every bit of it. As for the dynasty question, it is settled. Three championships in six years, including back-to-back titles? That’s a dynasty, no doubt. With Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman still in their primes — and Yamamoto just getting started — expect to see a lot more Dodgers baseball deep into October for years to come.
If you cannot play with them, nothing says you have to root for their dynasty.