It’s hard to describe my own emotions as I write the final recap of the 2025 Los Angeles Dodger’s season. Championships are incredibly special. Relish them when they happen because it could be many years before you see another one. For our Dodgers, we only had to wait another year to see another Championship, as the Dodgers rallied and hung on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in game 7 of the World Series on Saturday night at Rogers Center. The Dodgers captured their ninth franchise championship (eighth in Los Angeles) and became the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back titles. Clayton Kershaw is retiring as a world champion.
Before the game the Dodgers announced that Shohei Ohtani would make the start, opposite former Dodger and dead arm specialist Max Scherzer. Nobody knew exactly what the Dodger’s pitching plans were going to be for game 7, but we figured Tyler Glasnow would factor in at some point and the Dodgers from there would throw the kitchen sink at the Blue Jays. It is game 7 after all, so anyone is available.
What we saw was an absolute magnificent performance from a bunch of guys who are now October legends. The Dodgers, down to their final two outs, rallied to tie, and then take the lead in the top of the eleventh inning. The Dodgers down 4-2 in the top of the eighth, hit three solo home runs from Max Muncy in that eighth frame, Miguel Rojas in the top of the ninth, and the game-winner from Will Smith in the eleventh.
The game was another thrilling classic, with these two teams battling each other until the very last out. The Dodgers and Blue Jays threw haymakers, knockout blows, and battled each other to the very end. For Toronto, they were searching for their first world series title since 1993, and Rogers Center was packed. The Blue Jay’s fans were loud, and I even had trouble listening to the end of the game on AM570 as I was driving my wife to the airport. You’re probably wondering why I had to drive my wife to the airport during the last two innings of game 7 of the World Series, but that is a story I’ll tell you another day. My wife made her flight on time and the Dodgers won the World Series. Everything turned out ok.
This game had everything. Home runs, comeback rallies, great defensive plays, and even a benches clearing fracas. Tempers ran high. This was the game for all the marbles. Ohtani was pitching on short rest and his stuff looked like it. Ohtani struggled through 2.1 innings, before being removed for Justin Wrobleski. The Blue Jays put constant traffic on the bases. Ohtani had to escape a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the second, striking out Andres Gimenez.
Max power! #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/V0ccUgmWQA
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2025
He couldn’t get through the bottom of the third. With the game still scoreless, George Springer singled to left, and was sacrificed to second. Ohtani uncorked a wild pitch to move Springer to third. Then the Dodgers intentionally walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Then Bo Bichette smashed a three-run home run to center field to put Toronto ahead 3-0. The blast sent Rogers Center into a frenzy. It seemed like that three-run lead was a mountain for the Dodgers to climb with their bats struggling to get hits with runners in scoring position. Wrobleski came in and was able to restore order by getting Alejandro Kirk to line out to center and whiffing Daulton Varsho.
The Dodgers answered back with a mini-rally of their own against Scherzer. Will Smith doubled to left and Freddie Freeman’s single put runners on the corners. After a Mookie Betts fly out, and a Max Muncy walk, Teoscar Hernandez’s sacrifice fly to center scores Smith. 3-1 Toronto after 4 innings.
Scherzer limited the Dodgers to just one earned run on four hits across 4.1 frames. The 41-year old veteran struck out three and walked just one. Both teams scored one run in the sixth inning. With Chris Bassit now on the mound, Mookie worked a walk, and Muncy’s line drive single to right sent Mookie into scoring position. One out later Tommy Edman’s sacrifice fly scored Mookie to cut the lead to 3-2.
But in the bottom of the sixth, Ernie Clement singled, stole second and Gimenez doubled him in to extend the lead to 4-2 for Toronto. Trey Yasavage, the game 5 starter who struck out 12 Dodgers, pitched the seventh inning, getting Freddie to ground into an inning ending double play.
Things looked bleak for the Dodgers as they entered the top of the eighth inning, but these Dodgers are October legends. With one out, Muncy bombs a solo home run into the right field upper deck. Now the Dodgers are down by only one run. The score is 4-3. Can the Dodgers mount a comeback?
Meanwhile, Tyler Glasnow and the rest of the Dodger’s pitching staff was doing a highwire act. Glasnow tossed 2.1 innings, and was relieved by Emmet Sheehan who tossed a clean inning. Eventually Blake Snell was called into to pitch the eighth inning, as the Dodgers were down to their final three outs.
In the top of the ninth, with Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman on the mound, Enrique Hernandez struck out, and the Blue Jays were just two outs away from winning the World Series. Rogers Center was on their feet, expecting for Hoffman to close it out. Could they finally put the boys in blue away? Not these Dodgers. With the count 3-2 Miguel Rojas, who had barely played in the series before game 6, launches a solo home run into the left field seats to tie the game! The dong silences the crowd at Rogers Center. As the Dodgers dugout goes crazy, you can see the look of shock and disbelief on the faces of the Blue Jays fans. Boy do we know how they feel! Dave Roberts can’t believe it!
MIGUEL ROJAS TIE GAME! #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/1hDBIhVLS8
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2025
But the Dodgers had to get through the bottom of the ninth to have a chance at winning. The Blue Jays loaded the bases! Bichette singles, and Addison Barger walks. We saw Yoshinobu Yamamoto looming in the Dodger’s bullpen and Dave Roberts finally makes the move and brings him in. But he hits Alejandro Kirk with a pitch. The Dodgers got out of it! Varsho’s force out at the plate was upheld after Toronto challenged whether Smith had his foot on the plate. Spoiler alert, he did. Then Clement hits a long drive to left center and Andy Pages (who was into the game as a defensive replacement) makes the catch on the run almost colliding with Kike.
In the top of the tenth, the Dodgers loaded the bases as well. A Muncy single, and walks to Mookie and Teo. There’s a force out at the plate, and Kike’s grounder to first ends the inning. The Dodgers challenged the plat at first base, but the call was upheld.
Yamamoto tossed a clean bottom of half of the tenth. Then with two outs in the top of the eleventh, America’s catcher Will Smith hits a home run over the Toronto bullpen to give the Dodgers a 5-4 lead. Rogers Center was so quiet you would have thought it was a library!
MIGGY AND ANDY SEND US TO EXTRAS! pic.twitter.com/BxwqJ9VcS6
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2025
THE FRESH PRINCE! #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/ty8zLuOisJ
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2025
However Vlad Jr. leads off the bottom of the eleventh with a double to left. Kiner-Falafa sacrificed him to third, and Barger walks. Yoshi breaks Alejandro Kirk’s bat getting him to hit into a game-ending and series-ending double play! The Dodgers win it!
WON IT ALL. #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/rYb9LEi5Pn
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2025
What a rollercoaster! The Dodgers have won the World Series for the second straight season. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is named World Series MVP for his historic performance. This was one of the greatest World Series ever played, and I am so happy the way it ended. I’m sure you are too. You know, we as Dodgers fans have suffered through a lot of heartbreaks over the years. Losing in the postseason in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, the World Series in 17, and 18, and 2022, 2023. We’ve been through it all, and this is indeed the best time to be a Dodgers fan. Welcome to a Dodgers dynasty.
I want to thank everyone who has read or commented over here this season. I appreciate all of you. The parade is supposed to be scheduled for Monday. Get ready to celebrate Los Angeles! The Dodgers are World Series champions yet again.
MVP! MVP! MVP! pic.twitter.com/UfbS1uBnMp
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2025
ON REPEAT, CHAMPS. #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/doGPeYXpNs
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2025
Los Angeles, are you ready for a parade and to celebrate at Dodger Stadium?! Tickets for the rally will go on sale tomorrow at 12 pm PT! For more information, visit https://t.co/lOkjtIwONG. pic.twitter.com/pUmOJnxtBI
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2025
Wow!! What an incredible end to a wild roller coaster season. Congratulations to the 2025 World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers!!!
What a series Ohio!
Very exciting. One of the best in recent memory. Now it is time to fix the outfield. I would not have a problem with Call in LF, Edman in CF, and Pages in RF. Teo should not be in RF. I hope they trade him.