Dodgers Repeat as World Series Champions, Yamamoto Named MVP

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions for the second consecutive year.

Miguel Rojas tied Game 7 in the top of the ninth inning, and both Rojas and Andy Pages made clutch defensive plays in the bottom half to keep the Dodgers alive.

Los Angeles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games, silencing the Rogers Centre crowd and capturing back-to-back titles.

Manager Dave Roberts used six pitchers in the deciding game, including Game 6 starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Game 5 starter Blake Snell.

Ultimately, it was catcher Will Smith who delivered the biggest hit of the night. Smith’s solo home run in the top of the 11th inning gave the Dodgers their first lead, 5-4. Yamamoto then closed things out in the bottom of the inning, earning the victory for Los Angeles.

Despite throwing 96 pitches just one day earlier, Yamamoto came out of the bullpen to record the final 2 2/3 innings. He escaped a tense jam with runners on first and third by inducing Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk into a game-ending double play.