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The Los Angeles Dodgers captured their eighth World Series title, and their first since 2020, with a dramatic 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. The win marked the largest comeback in World Series history, overcoming a five-run deficit.
The Yankees jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead after four innings, powered by back-to-back home runs from Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the first inning—marking the first time the Yankees had back-to-back homers in the World Series since 1977 against the Dodgers. Giancarlo Stanton added to the Yankees' lead with another home run in the third, electrifying the home crowd.
Dodgers comeback
However, the Dodgers clawed back, tying the game at 5-5 during a pivotal fifth inning fueled by costly Yankees errors and clutch hitting. After a fielding mistake by Judge allowed Tommy Edman to reach base, Will Smith’s grounder to shortstop Anthony Volpe resulted in another error, loading the bases. Mookie Betts then beat a throw to first on a grounder, scoring the Dodgers’ first run. Freddie Freeman followed with a single that brought in two more runs, and Teoscar Hernandez’s double tied the game, with all five runs in that inning being unearned.
The Yankees briefly regained the lead in the sixth with Stanton’s sacrifice fly, but the Dodgers responded in the eighth with sacrifice flies from Gavin Lux and Betts, taking a 7-6 lead against reliever Luke Weaver, who had been outstanding in October.
The Yankees had one last chance in the ninth inning, with Blake Treinen coming in to pitch for the Dodgers. After allowing a double to Judge and a walk to Chisholm, Treinen struck out Stanton and Rizzo, leaving the Yankees stranded.
World Series
Game 1: Dodgers 6, Yankees 3 (10 innings)
Game 2: Dodgers 4, Yankees 2
Game 3: Dodgers 4, Yankees 2
-Game 4: Yankees 11, Dodgers 4
Game 5: Dodgers 7 Yankees 6
Walker Buehler, who had returned from Tommy John surgery earlier this season, made a surprise appearance in the ninth, retiring the side in order and striking out Alex Verdugo to secure the championship.
The Dodgers last won the World Series during the shortened 2020 season, celebrating on the field without a parade due to COVID-19.
Manager Dave Roberts humorously asked the remaining Dodger fans at Yankee Stadium, “Yeah! Who wants a parade?!” The team announced a victory parade scheduled for Friday.
The Japanese duo of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, reveled in the moment with music blaring, including Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Jimenez remarked, “This is a team coming in setting a lot of records, had high expectations and delivered. This is a manifestation of all that hard work.”
In Japan, Ohtani’s victory was celebrated with a special edition newspaper in Tokyo, while fans gathered for watch parties in his hometown of Iwate. Back in Los Angeles, fans flooded the streets to celebrate, with fireworks lighting up the sky. The LAPD issued dispersal orders in some areas due to unruly crowds, reporting incidents of looting and projectiles being thrown at officers, as Mayor Karen Bass cautioned that “violence will not be tolerated.”
