Game 7 of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers lived up to the hype in every way… and then some, requiring extra innings to determine the winner between two evenly matched teams.
Will Smith hit a two-out homer off Toronto’s Shane Bieber in the 11th inning to give the Dodgers a 5-4 comeback victory and secure the franchise’s second straight World Series title and third championship of the decade.
Toronto was two outs away from winning the Fall Classic when Miguel Rojas hit a solo home run, tying the game at 4 in the ninth inning and eventually forcing extra innings. In all, Los Angeles hit three home runs to propel them to the title.
The Blue Jays had a big homer of their own earlier in the game when Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer off Shohei Ohtani in the third inning. However, Toronto’s offense wouldn’t be able to capitalize on many opportunities out there.
It was a World Series that had tense moments not only because of the close game, but also because of a bench-clear moment in the fourth inning after Dodger reliever Justin Wrobleski hit Andres Gimenez with a pitch. Words were exchanged, the bullpens were emptied, and play eventually resumed after a brief delay to restore order.
It was a moment that reminded the world that the Blue Jays would not back down against the Dodgers, a team that advanced through the first three rounds of the postseason before what would become a World Series for the ages.
However, Los Angeles ultimately showed that it was once again the best team in the MLB.
Shohei Ohtani was a human being for the Dodgers on the mound
After last throwing 6.0 innings on Oct. 28, Ohtani took the mound on a short rest on Saturday night and the three days between starts were on display.
Ohtani was anything but sharp in his Game 7 start, working through 51 pitches and taking extra time between innings to prepare, raising questions in the process. from Toronto manager John Schneider to the referee team about the extra time.
While Ohtani worked his way out of trouble in the first two innings, it was the third in which he allowed a leadoff single to George Springer and then, on a wild pitch, issued an intentional one-out walk to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to bring Bichette to the plate.
Bichette would end Ohtani’s night in quick and momentum-swinging fashion.
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