The Dodgers reached the Fall Classic after a dominant showing in the NLCS, in which Shohei Ohtani delivered one of the greatest postseason performances in recent history: he pitched six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts, and he hit three home runs in Game 4 to lead a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The World Series itself, against the Toronto Blue Jays, turned into a dramatic seven-game saga. Back in L.A., Game 3 produced one of the greatest postseason games ever. Eighteen innings, 609 combined pitches, and another Freddie Freeman heroic moment. After trading blows in the first six games, the Dodgers forced a winner-take-all Game 7 thanks to a gutsy Game 6, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the ninth when a would-be winning run was erased on a double play.
Game 7 at Rogers Center was pure postseason theater. Down late, the Dodgers were down one run when veteran Miguel Rojas crushed a ninth-inning solo home run to make it 4–4. Then in the 11th, catcher Will Smith launched a go-ahead solo shot that carried L.A. to a 5–4 win. It was their first lead of the night. Meanwhile, ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto — pitching on zero days’ rest after a 96-pitch complete game in Game 6 — came in and threw 2⅔ scoreless innings to earn World Series MVP honors. By clinching the title, the Dodgers became the first team in 25 years to repeat as champions — a modern baseball dynasty is now official.
Many Dodger fans are very excited after winning back-to-back World Series titles. Dylan Ojeda (11) said, “When the Dodgers had won the World Series, my mom and I ran outside because we were hearing fireworks outside my house. Many Dodger fans around my neighborhood had gone outside to celebrate. They were chanting, ‘Let’s go Dodgers!’ I’m excited to see how the Dodgers will improve the roster for next season. I wonder if we will get another star added to the roster.”
Dylan is one of the many Dodgers fans who are curious about the Dodgers’ upcoming offseason. Now, the real question is, can the Dodgers be the 2nd MLB team to ever win three World Series in a row since the 1988-2000 Yankees? I guess we’ll find out, and we’ll just have to stay tuned.
