by Charlie Weigand ‘27

The Dodgers vs. Blue Jays 2025 Fall Classic brought the action. The World Series went to seven games for the first time since 2019 when the Nationals beat the Astros. The high stakes for each of the games, the scoring going back and forth, and the series being neck and neck throughout each of the seven games made this series incredible all the way through.

While the Dodgers were looking to repeat, the Blue Jays were seeking their first ring in 32 years. The Dodgers won Game 7 in a 5-4 victory after a clutch game-tying home run from Miguel Rojas and a go-ahead home run from Will Smith. Game 3 was just as special; it went to 18 innings, tying the World Series record set in 2018. The Dodgers pulled out a win in game 3 due to a walk off home run from Freddie Freeman. 

Due to the Dodgers extremely high payroll, the team arguably has the greatest player of all time in Shohei Ohtani, who started as pitcher in two games and hit lead-off every game. Along with Ohtani, the Dodgers had Yoshinobu Yamamoto who had 3 wins as a pitcher in the World Series. The last person to do that was hall of fame pitcher Randy Johnson in 2001. Yamamoto was also the first pitcher in ten years to throw a complete game in the World Series. To go along with that, Yamamoto started in Game 6 and was able to close it out in Game 7, earning him the statistical wins. 

All these factors earned Yamamoto the World Series MVP. With their offensive and defensive talent along with super stars like Freeman, Ohtani, Smith, and Yamamoto returning, the Dodgers seem ready for another dominant season. If they are able to stay healthy a third straight ring is very much within their grasp. If that happens,  the Dodgers 3-peat for the first time since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees, and it will cement them in baseball history as one of the greatest teams of all time?