Originally published by DodgerBlue.com
Miguel Rojas and Yoshinobu Yamamoto helped the Los Angeles Dodgers complete an improbable comeback in a winner-take-all Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays to repeat as World Series champions.
Rojas hit the game-tying homer with one out in the top of ninth inning and later made a spectacular force play at home to prevent the Blue Jays from walking off the Dodgers.
Yamamoto, who threw six innings of one-run ball in Game 6, allowed just one hit over 2.2 scoreless frames en route to his fifth win of the postseason and second in as many days.
According to OptaSTATS, Rojas and Yamamoto both made MLB history for their respective contributions in the Dodgers’ Game 7 win over the Blue Jays.
Miguel Rojas of the @Dodgers is the first player in MLB history with a game-tying HR in the 9th inning or later of a World Series Game 7.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) November 2, 2025
In each of his last 3 starts, the @Dodgers‘ Yoshinobu Yamamoto has:
allowed no more than 5 hits
allowed no more than 1 run
allowed no more than 1 walk
struck out 5+ batters
earned the winNo one else in MLB history has done that in 3 consecutive postseason starts. pic.twitter.com/IfCU64neyb
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) November 1, 2025
Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the @Dodgers is the first pitcher ever to win 3 games on the road in a single World Series.
He’s also the first to win Games 6 & 7 of a World Series on the road. pic.twitter.com/xhmtQlRcsq
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) November 2, 2025
Rojas also helped the Dodgers stave off elimination in Game 6 with a couple of excellent defensive plays at second base and said afterward that he wanted to help the team any way possible.
The 36-year-old did that in a big way as he became the first player to hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning or later of a World Series Game 7.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto became the first pitcher in World Series history to win three games on the road, as well as the first pitcher to win Games 6 and 7 on the road.
He also became the first pitcher in MLB history to allow no more than five hits, one run and one walk with at least five strikeouts while earning the win in three consecutive postseason starts.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto named World Series MVP
Yamamoto earned World Series MVP honors for his efforts against the Blue Jays. He posted a 1.02 ERA and 0.68 WHIP with 15 strikeouts against two walks in 17.2 innings across his three appearances.
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