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Late homers by Miguel Rojas and Will Smith rallied the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in one of the wildest Game 7s in World Series history. Los Angeles overcame 3-0 and 4-2 deficits and escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to become baseball’s first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees won three titles in a row. Here are the … [Read more...] about Key moments from the Dodgers’ wild World Series Game 7 win over the Blue Jays

Clayton Kershaw ended his illustrious 18-year career unaware initially that he'd just won the World Series again. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in Game 7 on Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive championships. But that was news at first to Kershaw. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was warming … [Read more...] about Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw ends his career unaware at first that he won the World Series again

With three hits in Game 7 of the World Series, Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement set a major league record with 30 hits in one postseason. Clement broke the mark previously held by Randy Arozarena, who had 29 hits as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Rays during the 2020 postseason. Tampa Bay played 20 games in four playoff rounds that year following a pandemic-shortened … [Read more...] about Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement sets MLB record with 30 hits in one postseason

Both benches and bullpens cleared in Game 7 of the World Series after Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski hit Blue Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez on the right hand with a pitch. Wrobleski had already thrown two high-and-inside fastballs to Giménez with his first and fourth pitches before hitting him with a 96.4 mph fastball with one out in the fourth inning. Giménez threw his … [Read more...] about Benches clear at Game 7 of World Series after LA’s Wrobleski hits Toronto’s Giménez with fastball

Shohei Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, showcasing the two-way star on the mound in the sport’s biggest game. Starting Ohtani makes more sense for the Dodgers than using him in relief. Under a rule adopted for the 2022 season, pitchers who start games in the batting order can remain in the game as a … [Read more...] about Shohei Ohtani to start World Series Game 7 for Dodgers against Blue Jays and Max Scherzer