2025 World Series

The 2025 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2025 season. The 121st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion and defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Toronto Blue Jays. The series was played from October 24 to November 1. The Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays in seven games to win their second consecutive World Series and ninth overall. They became MLB's first franchise to win back-to-back championships since 2000, the first from the NL since 1976, and the eighth overall. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named the World Series MVP, recording three wins and a 1.02 ERA.