More than 55,000 fans packed Shea Stadium on October 26, 2000, for the fifth game of the World Series. The “hometown” Mets trailed the reigning, defending, undisputed two-time World Series champion Yankees three games to one.

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TORONTO (KTTV) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again World Series champions. The Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in extra innings in Game 7, becoming the first team since 2000 to win consecutive World Series titles. The New York Yankees won three championships in a row from 1998 to 2000.

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Once down to their last two outs of the series, the Los Angeles Dodgers rode a game-tying home run in the ninth inning from Miguel Rojas and a game-winning home run from Smith in the 11th to become MLB's first back-to-back champions since the New York Yankees in 2000.

Kennedy could not lose this series. He was one of two players to appear in games with both the Dodgers (seven) and Blue Jays (two), ensuring he would walk away from this series wi

The Los Angeles Dodgers become the first team for 25 years to win back-to-back World Series after overcoming the Toronto Blue Jays in the deciding seventh game.