TORONTO — The Los Angeles Dodgers have clinched their **second consecutive World Series title** and third in six years, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in a nerve-wracking, 11-inning **Game 7, 5-4**. The final chapter of the 2025 Fall Classic, widely hailed as one of baseball’s most memorable series, was defined by an unprecedented pitching performance from **Yoshinobu Yamamoto**, whose superhuman effort secured his place in the annals of baseball history.
Yamamoto’s Mythical Performance: Zero Days’ Rest, Total Dominance
Just one night after throwing 96 pitches in a masterful six-inning start to force Game 7, Yamamoto emerged from the bullpen on **zero days’ rest** to deliver $2\frac{2}{3}$ **scoreless innings**, single-handedly saving the Dodgers’ season and delivering the championship.
Yamamoto’s performance mirrors only one other: **Randy Johnson** in the 2001 World Series, the only other pitcher to secure victories in both a Game 6 start and a Game 7 relief outing on no rest. Both players were named **World Series MVPs**.
“He’s the person who built me.” — Yoshinobu Yamamoto on his long-time biomechanist, Osamu Yada, whose unique training philosophies focus on body harmony and resilience.
The Game 7 Drama: Home Runs and High Tension
The decisive game provided relentless drama:
- Bichette Bomb: The Blue Jays struck first against Dodgers starter **Shohei Ohtani** (pitching on three days’ rest), with **Bo Bichette** blasting a **442-foot, three-run home run** in the third inning.
- The Unlikeliest Hero: In the bottom of the ninth, utility man **Miguel Rojas**, playing injured, launched a towering fly ball for a **game-tying home run**, forcing extra innings.
- The Go-Ahead: In the 11th inning, **Will Smith** hit a **solo home run** off Shane Bieber, giving Los Angeles the 5-4 lead.
The Final Out: History Repeats
With the Dodgers clinging to a one-run lead, Yamamoto returned for the bottom of the 11th. After loading the bases, the game ended on a play that mirrored a 1947 World Series classic.
Yamamoto induced a weak grounder off **Alejandro Kirk’s** shattered bat. The ball rolled toward **Mookie Betts** at shortstop, who fielded it, stepped on second base, and flipped the ball to **Freddie Freeman** at first base to complete the **series-ending double play**. This was the first World Series-ending double play since the Yankees achieved the feat in 1947, cementing the Dodgers as the first team since the Yankees (1998-2000) to win back-to-back championships.
“I bet on Yama because I just felt there’s just something inside of his soul that I completely believed in.” — Andrew Friedman, Dodgers President of Baseball Operations.
The $325 million contract given to Yamamoto is now a bargain, as his willingness to defy the limits of the human body has delivered two rings in two seasons.
