The Dodgers' historic comeback in the World Series against the Yankees brings the title back to Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions again after pulling off an outstanding win over their historically bitter rival, the New York Yankees.

As expected and deserved, first baseman Freddie Freeman was named the World Series Most Valuable Player following the game. He was incredible throughout and started the series with a bang in the form of a walk-off grand slam in Game 1. During the locker room celebration, the World Series MVP had some heartfelt words for his team.

“From day one we knew we had a good group,” Freeman said. “The group of guys in this clubhouse has become very, very close and it showed on the field.”

This home run began a streak of four straight World Series games with a long ball, which along with his two home runs in the 2021 World Series set a record with the Atlanta Braves.

He finished the series with six hits, including four home runs, and 12 RBIs.

“I don’t want it to calm down at all,” Freeman said as he celebrated. “We're going to celebrate this for a long time because it's just hard to win championships in this game… with this group of guys we can finally put on a parade for LA.”

Before they could lift their trophy, the Boys in Blue erased a five-run deficit and defeated New York. In doing so, they set a World Series record for the largest comeback in the Fall Classic.

After giving up five runs early in the game, the Dodgers slowly chipped away at the Yankees' lead. In contrast to the high-powered offense that had gotten them to this point, the Dodgers relied on small ball to earn Wednesday night's victory, using multiple sacrifice flies and crucial baserunning to slowly claw their way back and take the eighth -Series title of the franchise.

“Tonight was basically the epitome of our season,” third baseman Max Muncy said. “Take a big hit to your health early, come back. Get another blow to your health, come back. Tonight was basically our season in a nutshell.”

Jack Flaherty, the Dodgers' starter, was flat out of the gate, allowing back-to-back home runs to Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm in the first inning and an RBI single to Alex Verdugo in the second, leading to him getting the early hook.

The Yankees added another run in the bottom of the third when Giancarlo Stanton crushed an opposite-field home run off reliever Ryan Brasier.

Despite a 5-0 lead, they succeeded The Yankees stalled in the fifth inningallowing the Dodgers to tie the game after a few fielding errors, a two-run single by Freddie Freeman and a two-run double by Teoscar Hernández.

With Flaherty out of the game after just four outs, the Dodgers were forced to play their second straight bullpen game, with manager Dave Roberts throwing seven arms in relief.

With the game ending in the sixth base, Stanton drove in a sacrifice fly to deep center field for what was then the go-ahead run, scoring Juan Soto from third base and giving the Pinstripes the lead once again.

Yankees starter Gerrit Cole lasted nearly seven innings and, despite a difficult fifth inning, left the field with a lead and a standing ovation from fans in New York.

In the bottom of the eighth, with the lead still intact, Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle charged the bases without recording an out, making way for Luke Weaver, who had an incredible performance in October. He was able to limit the damage while still allowing both the tying and go-ahead shots to score on sacrifice flies.

Lux first threw a sacrifice fly into midfield to tie the game and make way for Shohei Ohtani in a situation that seemed to have the makings of a Hollywood movie. But in a bizarre turn of events, he made it to first base after just two pitches after New York backstop Austin Wells interfered with the catcher. Outside of that attack, Ohtani was silent again, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout.

With the bases once again empty, star outfielder Mookie Betts hit his own sacrifice fly to lead off the go-ahead run, giving the Boys in Blue a 7-6 lead.

Roberts kept right-hander Blake Treinen in the game for 41 pitches, getting an incredible seven outs and sending the game into the ninth inning.

Although he is traditionally a starter, Roberts called on Walker Buehler to face the Yankees lineup in the bottom of the ninth inning, and he did just that, striking out the bottom three batters and securing the title.

Following the game, the Dodgers announced theirs plans to host a parade for fans through the streets of downtown Los Angeles.