In an 11-inning thriller, the Dodgers rallied behind home runs from Miguel Rojas and Will Smith to defeat the Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 of the World Series.
The march toward destiny was completed a quarter past midnight on Saturday.
It was as unbelievable, indescribable, long-dreamt-of and yet entirely unexpected.
In Game 7 of the World Series, the Dodgers cemented a dynasty with one of the greatest games this sport has ever seen.
They beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings, riding one season-saving play after another to repeat as champions.
There was a miraculous ninth-inning comeback, when Miguel Rojas tied it with a home run to left field. There was a frantic escape in a bases-loaded jam the next half inning, the Dodgers staring down certain defeat, only to once again prevail.
In the 11th, the Dodgers finally won it, taking their first lead on a Will Smith home run with two outs in the top half, then watching Yoshinobu Yamamoto — in his third inning of work, a night after throwing 96 pitches in a Game 6 win — close it all out with a heroic final three outs.
