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Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets 3-word ‘Goat’ declaration from Dave Roberts
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The Los Angeles Dodgers came back from behind to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in an 11-inning Game 7, securing back-to-back World Series titles, becoming the first team to do so since the New York Yankees (1998–2000).
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After a classic World Series and a nail-biting Game 7, there was no doubt who should have won the MVP honors. The 27-year-old Japanese ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto , was named World Series MVP.
Moments before the Los Angeles lifted the trophy, manager Dave Roberts emphatically declared , "Yamamoto is the GOAT!"
Yamamoto's historic Fall Classic performance made him the 14th pitcher ever to win three games in a single World Series. He pitched 17 2/3 innings in four appearances against Toronto, allowing just two earned runs on 10 hits, striking out 15, and walking only two, finishing with a staggering 1.09 ERA. Yamamoto's mastery included a complete-game four-hitter in Game 2, the first World Series complete game since 2015, and a six-inning effort in Game 6, where he gave up one run on five hits with six strikeouts.
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In the championship-deciding Game 7, Yamamoto entered in relief during the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the score tied at 4-4. Over 2 2/3 scoreless innings, he allowed only a walk and one hit while striking out one. He closed the 10th inning in order and forced a game-ending double play in the 11th to clinch the Dodgers' victory. This outing gave him three wins in the series, complementing his exceptional starts earlier in the postseason.
Including a win in Game 2 of last year's World Series against the Yankees, Yamamoto is now 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in four Fall Classic appearances.
The Dodgers overcame a 4-2 deficit in Game 7 thanks to clutch contributions from Miguel Rojas , who tied the game 4-4 in the ninth with a solo homer, and Will Smith , who smacked the game-winning shot in the 11th inning.
Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette provided notable resistance, but Yamamoto's pitching kept the Blue Jays from completing a comeback.
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