The 2025 World Series will be remembered as the moment the Los Angeles Dodgers cemented their status as a modern dynasty. Over seven wild, momentum-swinging games, the Dodgers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 4–3, clinching a second straight championship and ninth title in franchise history. The series ran from October 24 to November 1, 2025, with games played at Rogers Centre in Toronto and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
On paper, Toronto outplayed Los Angeles: the Blue Jays tallied more hits, scored more total runs, and committed fewer errors over the series. Yet the Dodgers won the moments that mattered most. Los Angeles took all four one-run games, while Toronto’s three victories were lopsided blowouts. That contrast—statistical dominance versus clutch execution—is a big reason many analysts and historians quickly labeled the 2025 Fall Classic one of the greatest World Series ever played.
Game 3 became instant lore. The matchup in Toronto turned into a marathon, stretching to 18 innings and tying the record for the longest World Series game by innings, a mark the Dodgers had already shared from 2018. Both bullpens were pushed to their limits before Los Angeles finally scratched across the winning run, stealing a game the Jays had multiple chances to put away. That epic set the tone for a series defined by dramatic swings, tactical bullpen moves, and late-inning twists.
The decisive Game 7 at Rogers Centre delivered a finale worthy of the buildup. The Blue Jays twice came within touching distance of their first World Series loss-free history remaining intact, only to see the Dodgers claw back each time. In the ninth inning, veteran infielder Miguel Rojas—hitless since the Wild Card Series—delivered a stunning game-tying home run with Toronto just two outs from the title. Los Angeles ultimately prevailed 5–4 in 11 innings, completing a winner-take-all classic many compared to the most dramatic Game 7s in World Series history.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ Japanese ace, was named World Series MVP. He won three games in the series, posted a sparkling 1.02 ERA, and became the first pitcher credited with three World Series wins since Randy Johnson in 2001 — and the first ever to record three road wins in a single Fall Classic. Earlier, he authored a complete game in Game 2, the first World Series complete game since 2015, stabilizing the Dodgers after an opening blowout loss and reasserting himself as one of the sport’s premier big-game pitchers.
Around him, the Dodgers’ constellation of stars and role players filled in the narrative. Shohei Ohtani was the club’s most dangerous hitter, finishing as the only Dodger with an OPS above .800 for the series, while veterans like Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman set the tone in the clubhouse and at the top of the lineup. Clayton Kershaw, in what was widely reported as his final season, watched from the bullpen depth chart as a 37-year-old “legend” made his last appearance on a World Series stage, adding an emotional layer to the Dodgers’ repeat run.
Historically, the victory placed Los Angeles in rare company. The Dodgers became the first team to repeat as champions since the New York Yankees’ 1998–2000 run and the first National League club to do so since the mid-1970s Cincinnati Reds. With nine titles, they moved into a tie with the Red Sox and Athletics for the third-most championships of all time. More than that, back-to-back crowns, five pennants in nine seasons, and a star-studded roster have firmly entrenched the Dodgers as MLB’s defining dynasty of the 2020s.
