Los Angeles sealed a 5-4 win in extras after Yamamoto cleaned up Blake Snell ’s ninth-inning mess and then stacked 2.2 scoreless relief innings to close the door. His full body of work was absurd – 17 2/3 innings, only two runs allowed, a 1.20 ERA, and 14 strikeouts – crowning him the 2025 World Series MVP.

The race for baseball’s top pitching award is officially down to six. MLB has revealed the finalists for the 2025 Cy Young Award, and the list features a mix of new faces, breakout stars, and a reigning champ looking to go back-to-back.

MLB announced the finalists for its award races after the 2025 season officially concluded on Saturday, with the Dodgers winning their second consecutive World Series title.

The lottery determines the top six draft picks. Picks 7-18 are the remaining non-playoff teams in reverse order of the standings. Picks 19-30 are the 12 postseason teams ordered by their finish, with the Wild Card Series losers coming first and the World Series winner picking last. The lottery will be broadcast on MLB Network.

Once down to their last two outs of the series, the Los Angeles Dodgers rode a game-tying home run in the ninth inning from Miguel Rojas and a game-winning home run from Smith in the 11th to become MLB's first back-to-back champions since the New York Yankees in 2000.

Three-peat ain’t never sounded so sweet. Somebody make that a T-shirt,” added Mookie Betts, who holds the most championships among active players. “What’s better than two? Three! Three-peat!” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts exclaimed.

After forcing a Game 7, the Los Angeles Dodgers may have no choice but to start Shohei Ohtani on the mound for Game 7 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Ahead of the BBWAA awards announcements next month, Paul Skenes, Cal Raleigh and Tarik Skubal were honored by their fellow players for their outstanding 2025 seasons.