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Baseball is America’s pastime because of the iconic moments the sport has provided.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays delivered several incredible instances that left fans in disbelief. Sports figures like Caitlin Clark and Chris Paul were among those left in shock at how epic Game 7 of the World Series was.
The Dodgers may have won the World Series, 5-4, but it captured the hearts and minds of fans throughout Saturday night into the wee hours of Sunday morning.
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Read below for the top five moments of Game 7.
5). Clayton Kershaw ended his career on a high note
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw celebrates after the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of baseball’s World Series, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
It looked pretty grim for a while. Clayton Kershaw stuck around and watched the Blue Jays try to close out a win against the Dodgers that would have ended their 32-year World Series drought. Instead, Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas and Will Smith turned the game around in a hurry.
Kershaw ended his career with a third championship ring as his next stop is Cooperstown and enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He addressed his teammates in the locker room just before the champagne started to pop.
“It’s an absolute honor to be in this clubhouse with you. I love each and every one of you,” he said. “I can’t think of a better way to go out than pop bottles with this group of guys. We’re back-to-back champs!”
4). Bo Bichette’s three-run home run
Toronto Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette, right, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) celebrates Bichette’s three-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning of Game 7 of baseball’s World Series in Toronto, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Rogers Center was buzzing early in the game. Blue Jays fans were waiting for something great to happen and they got it. Bo Bichette, battling a knee injury, hit a three-run home run in the third inning to give the Blue Jays the lead.
Bichette was 2-for-4 before manager John Schneider pinch-ran for him later in the game.
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3). Andy Pages’ catch over Enrique Hernandez
Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement had the bases loaded and a chance to establish himself next to Joe Carter in organizational history. Clement drove a pitch deep to left-center field.
Enrique Hernandez tracked the ball but would have had to make an overhead catch to end the inning. Instead, center fielder Andy Pages came over and caught the ball over Hernandez. Pages steamrolled Hernandez for the grab, keeping Los Angeles’ hopes alive.
2). Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s magical 2-plus innings
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto lifts the World Series MVP trophy as the Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of baseball’s World Series, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Dodgers called on Yamamoto to help the team out of a jam in the bottom of the ninth inning — a night after he pitched six innings in the Dodgers’ Game 6 win.
Yamamoto entered the game for Blake Snell and was able to end the threat with bases loaded. He then shut down Toronto in the 10th and 11th innings to seal the deal. He won three games in the World Series and was named World Series MVP.
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1). Will Smith’s clear home run
Will Smith #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting a home run during the eleventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game seven of the 2025 World Series at the Rogers Center on November 2, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
It was a moment that will be remembered in Dodgers history for a long time. Smith hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the 11th. inning off Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber to give Los Angeles a 5-4 lead.
He was the first MLB player in history to homer in extra innings of a World Series in Game 7, according to Opta Stats.
It was Los Angeles’ first lead of the game, and the magical moment helped give the Dodgers the victory.
