The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series, securing their second consecutive championship through a series of dramatic finishes. Key moments in Games 3, 6, and 7 highlighted the intense competition, with clutch plays from both sides.
The 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays delivered some of Major League Baseball's most memorable endings, culminating in the Dodgers' repeat title. Ranked as the top game ending of the season, Game 3 at Dodger Stadium extended to 18 innings, lasting six hours and 39 minutes. With scoring stalled from the eighth inning, Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th to secure a 6-5 victory for the Dodgers, echoing his heroics from the previous year's series.
Game 6 proved equally tense, with the Dodgers clinging to a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth. Kiké Hernández made a crucial running catch on Andrés Giménez's shallow popup in left field, then fired a one-hop throw to second base for the double play that eliminated runner Addison Barger, sealing a 3-1 win and forcing a Game 7.
In the decisive Game 7, the Blue Jays led by one run in the top of the ninth with closer Jeff Hoffman on the mound and two outs. Miguel Rojas tied the game with a solo home run, and Will Smith later added another to give the Dodgers the lead. Toronto loaded the bases but hit into a double play to end the 5-4, 11-inning thriller, clinching the series for Los Angeles.
The Blue Jays had advanced by defeating the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS, highlighted by George Springer's three-run homer in Game 7 that flipped a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win. These moments underscored a season filled with chaos and resilience, as noted in MLB Network's top endings list.
