The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in a grueling matchup to capture a ninth World Series title in franchise history, passing their rival San Francisco Giants and entering a three-way tie for third all-time in MLB history.

TORONTO — Randy Johnson stared into the eyes of Christy Mathewson. This was in late July, in the plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Johnson was studying the likeness of a pitcher who once overtook autumn the way he did, about a century earlier.

Yamamoto in his two years in Los Angeles is already tied for the most World Series wins in Dodgers history with four, along with Johnny Podres and Sandy Koufax, who in Games 7 closed out championships 70 and 60 years ago, respectively. Yamamoto to date has only pitched in four World Series games, three of them starts.

Roki Sasaki got a taste of what the Blue Jays' lineup experienced when facing Dodgers' ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the World Series.

As collectors scramble to acquire the World Series MVP's rookie cards, the very best one is still waiting to be pulled.

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.