It's the third championship for Smith, who also won it with the Dodgers in 2020 on top of last season. Smith is the only Louisville alumni to win multiple championships, and just one of two to win a World Series after Adam Duvall did so with the Atlanta Braves in 2021.

Before the 2025 Dodgers came along, it had been a quarter century since a team won consecutive World Series titles. Over that same span, the NFL saw two teams win two Super Bowls in a row, and four teams won at least two NBA Finals in a row.

Sunday morning in Japan began with a palpable buzz after the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Shohei Ohtani would start Game 7 of the World Series.

For Game 7 of the World Series, there will be two singers for the national anthems. Pia Toscano will perform the U.S. national anthem, while Noah Reid will sing the Canadian national anthem, baseball reporter Jessica Kleinschmidt. Game 7 of the 2025 World Series is set to begin on Saturday, November 1 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.

Shohei Ohtani took his time warming up before the bottom of the third inning, and the Blue Jays dugout wasn't happy.

The Dodgers and Blue Jays have graced us with a winner-take-all Fall Classic finale -- something no other sport can match.

Clayton Kershaw ended his illustrious 18-year career unaware initially that he'd just won the World Series again.

The Toronto Blue Jays lost the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a devastating finish to a 7-game World Series of the ages, but not before unifying a country and mesmerizing baseball fans everywhere.