Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named the 2025 World Series MVP after the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-4 victory after 11 innings in Game 7 on Saturday.
Yamamoto started two games on the mound for the Dodgers before coming in as the closer for Game 7.
In Game 7, the Japanese pitcher allowed just one hit and a walk while striking out one in 2.2 innings pitched. He entered the game with two members of the Blue Jays on base in the bottom of the ninth inning.
“That guy is everything you can ask for,” Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas told Fox about Yamamoto after the game.
In Game 6, Yamamoto allowed five hits and an earned run in six innings pitched on Friday. He also struck out six and allowed a walk against the Blue Jays.
Los Angeles becomes the first team to win back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees, who won three consecutive titles from 1998 to 2000.
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