Overview
- Will Smith hit a go-ahead solo home run in the 11th at Rogers Centre to seal a 5-4 victory and deliver Los Angeles its second straight title, the first MLB repeat since 2000.
- Miguel Rojas forced extras with a ninth-inning homer off closer Jeff Hoffman after a fourth-inning benches-clearing incident that followed Justin Wrobleski hitting Andrés Giménez.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto returned on no rest to escape a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and finish the 10th and 11th, logging his third win of the series and earning World Series MVP honors, per the Los Angeles Times.
- The series swung on an 18-inning Game 3 in which Will Klein threw four scoreless frames before Freddie Freeman's walk-off, underscoring the heavy bullpen workloads on both sides.
- Postseries focus centers on roster moves: the Dodgers seek bullpen help, while Toronto faces rotation uncertainty and a decision on free agent Bo Bichette, with Isiah Kiner-Falefa defending his conservative lead at third on a pivotal ninth-inning play.