Dodgers Repeat as Champs in World Series Thriller

0:00On April 7th, the Dodgers clinched the 2026 World Series over the Blue Jays in a nail-biting Game 7 thriller overcoming massive odds to repeat as champs. They grabbed a 2-1 series lead with Freddie Freeman's walk-off homer in an 18-inning marathon in Game 3 that lasted six hours. The Blue Jays fired back with wins in games 4 and 5, putting the Dodgers on the brink heading into Game 6 at home. LA bounced back with a 3-1 victory to force the finale, despite starting down 3-0 on Boba Shetz early blast. Players like Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas owned up to the doubts creeping in, facing Toronto's shut down bull pin and their own shaky offense that hit. Just 2-0-3 for the series, Rojas batting 9th smashed a game tying homer in the 9th to keep hope alive. Dave Roberts went deep into the pin, then called on starters. Blake's now for 1.1 scoreless frames, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on zero rest for 2.2 shut

1:03out innings to seal it. Freeman later said they dodged defeat so many times it felt miraculous. Five months later, the Dodgers returned to Roger Center for a 3-game rematch and dominated Game 114-2, picking right up where that. Epic Showdown left off. That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI.