Will Smith’s 11th-Inning Home Run Lifts Dodgers to 2025 World Series Title
Toronto and Los Angeles delivered a World Series classic that went 11 innings at Rogers Centre, but the Dodgers emerged with a 5-4 win to claim their second straight championship. Will Smith’s go-ahead homer in the 11th sealed it, while Yoshinobu “Yoshi” Yamamoto earned World Series MVP honors after a sparkling postseason run. Toronto’s season ends in heartbreak, but the city will look ahead to February and a fresh start at Spring Training.
Blue Jays seize control in 6-1 Game 5 win, return to Toronto with a chance to clinch first title in 32 years
Toronto powered past Los Angeles 6–1 in Game 5 behind rookie Trey Yesavage’s 12-strikeout performance, taking a 3–2 World Series lead and returning home one win away from their first championship in 32 years. Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went back-to-back to open the scoring, and the Jays’ lineup once again delivered from top to bottom. Game 6 goes Friday night at Rogers Centre, with Kevin Gausman facing Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Dodgers beat Blue Jays 5–1 as Yamamoto goes the distance in Game Two of the World Series
TORONTO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a complete game and Will Smith drove in three runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5–1 in Game Two of the World Series at Rogers Centre. Alejandro Kirk supplied Toronto’s only RBI before Smith and Max Muncy homered late to put the game out of reach. The series now shifts to Dodger Stadium for Games 3 through 5.