Before the World Series, it was a walk in the park for the Dodgers, who won the series against the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 to win the National League Championship Series (NLCS). The Blue Jays had a tough battle for the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Seattle Mariners in a nail-biter 4-3 win for the Blue Jays. It was no easy feat for the Mariners to reach the ALCS, as they had to play a 15-inning game in Game 5 of the American League Division Series (ALDS), which was the deciding game as to who would advance to the ALCS. The Mariners came out on top with a walk-off single by Jorge Polanco. It was the first time in 24 years since the Mariners made the ALCS, marking an amazing moment for them.
The 2025 World Series will go down as one of the most unforgettable World Series in history. Facing off were the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays, who hadn’t been in the World Series in over three decades. It was a matchup that delivered length and exciting moments. The Dodgers came out victorious, winning the series 4-3, to claim their second straight title, becoming the first back-to-back champions since the 2000 New York Yankees and the first National League team to do so since 1976.
One of the most defining games was Game 3, which stretched to 18 innings, tying the record for the longest World Series game, which also included the Dodgers and some of the players in this year’s World Series. On that night, Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman delivered a walk-off home run to win 6-5 for his team, becoming the first player ever to have multiple career World Series walk-off homers. Also standing out in that game for the Dodgers was Shohei Ohtani, who set a record for most times getting on base in the World Series, with him getting on base nine different times from his two homers, two doubles, and five walks, with four of them being intentional.
The clincher, Game 7, provided even more postseason records. Down by multiple runs early, the Dodgers tied it in the ninth when Miguel Rojas homered, the first time a player hit a tying homer in the ninth of a Game 7 in World Series history. Then, in the 11th, Dodgers catcher Will Smith launched the first-ever extra-inning homer in the winner-take-all game. Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto closed it out for the Dodgers after throwing six innings the previous night and was named World Series MVP for his dominant performance, including a complete game in Game 2.