Dodgers Capture Back-to-Back World Series Crowns After Thrilling 5–4 Game 7 Win Over Blue Jays:

In a heart-stopping Game 7, the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame multiple deficits and a loaded-bases threat to claim a 5–4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays and become the first team in 25 years to win consecutive Major League Baseball World Series championships. The night belonged to Will Smith, who smashed a 2-0 slider from Shane Bieber into the Blue Jays’ bullpen in the 11th inning — a drive that handed the Dodgers their first lead of the night and ultimately sealed the title. Trailing 3–0 and later 4–2, Los Angeles clawed its way back: after falling behind 3–0 on a three-run homer by Bo Bichette off Shohei Ohtani in the third, the Dodgers responded with sacrifice flies by Teóscar Hernández in the fourth and Tommy Edman in the sixth. The Blue Jays pushed ahead again when Andrés Giménez smashed an RBI double in the sixth. Los Angeles refused to wilt. Max Muncy’s eighth-inning homer off rookie Trey Yesavage cut the lead to one, and soon after Miguel Rojas connected on a full-count slider from Jeff Hoffman in the ninth, tying the game at 4–4. A roaring crowd watched as the Dodgers then escaped a tense bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a running backhand catch by Andy Pages and a strong throw home, extending the battle into extra innings. On the mound, the heroics continued. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, fresh off a 96-pitch performance in Game 6, came back to pitch 2⅔ innings in relief and recorded the win in the 11th. He overcame a leadoff double by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and a walk, but induced a critical 6-4-3 double play to break the Blue Jays’ momentum. The Dodgers’ triumph marks their ninth World Series crown and third in the past six years, strengthening the case for their current era to be deemed a modern-day dynasty. Meanwhile, skipper Dave Roberts — at the helm since 2016 — further enhances his résumé for future Hall of Fame consideration. For Toronto, the night was agonisingly close. After Bichette’s early blast, the Blue Jays held onto a 4–2 lead until a relentless Dodgers attack turned the tide. The bases-loaded scenario in the ninth seemed to spell doom, but Los Angeles held firm. In the 10th, they loaded the bases again off Seranthony Domínguez, yet escaped thanks to Giménez’s sharp throw home and a review-upheld out at first. This epic Game 7 matched the length of the Florida Marlins’ Game 7 win in 1997 as the second-longest World Series decider ever played. In the end, Will Smith’s 11th-inning blast will be remembered as the moment the Dodgers reclaimed baseball’s ultimate prize and etched their name into history as the first National League team to pull off back-to-back titles since the Cincinnati Reds did so in 1975-76.

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