The Los Angeles Dodgers closed out a dramatic seven-game showdown with the Toronto Blue Jays by winning Game 7 5-4 in 11 innings to secure back-to-back World Series championships for the first time in franchise history. The clincher came at Toronto’s Rogers Centre and cemented the Dodgers’ place among baseball’s elite dynasties.

From the start, the series offered thrills and tension. The Blue Jays arrived with momentum and eyes on their first title in over 30 years, but the Dodgers leaned on experience, depth and timely excellence in the postseason. In Game 7 the Blue Jays took an early lead, but the Dodgers refused to fold. A game-tying homer by Miguel Rojas in the ninth forced extra innings, and in the 11th Will Smith launched a solo shot that finally flipped the narrative. Losing pitcher Shane Bieber was unable to hold the lead and the Dodgers pounced. Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto sealed the victory with two scoreless frames and was named Series MVP.

For the Blue Jays the loss will sting deeply. They out-scored the Dodgers overall in the series, showed flashes of offensive brilliance, and came within two outs of their first championship since 1993. Yet despite those advantages they could not finish the job—underscoring how baseball’s greatest stage rewards big peaks and timely execution.

The Dodgers’ triumph not only earns them their ninth World Series title but also marks them as the first National League team to repeat since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds, and the first MLB club overall to do it since the 1999-2000 Yankees. Their roster of stars, from Shohei Ohtani to Mookie Betts, and their depth from the bullpen and bench, all played their part in a series that will be remembered not just for who won but for how they had to fight.

As the confetti settles in Los Angeles and the Blue Jays’ fans work through the heartbreak, one fact remains: a generational squad rose to the moment and another club came so close yet left with “what ifs.” The Dodgers declared once again they will not let greatness slip away.