This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/guardians/onsi as Former Cleveland Guardians draft pick made MLB history in World Series Game 7. Cleveland Guardians fans recognized plenty of familiar faces in the 2025 World Series. Specifically, the Toronto Blue Jays featured names from the not-too-distant Guardians past.

Los Angeles sealed a 5-4 win in extras after Yamamoto cleaned up Blake Snell ’s ninth-inning mess and then stacked 2.2 scoreless relief innings to close the door. His full body of work was absurd – 17 2/3 innings, only two runs allowed, a 1.20 ERA, and 14 strikeouts – crowning him the 2025 World Series MVP.

Every October, MLB fans hope that their favorite teams will excel in the playoffs and make the World Series. In 2025, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays made it to MLB's biggest stage. The Dodgers ultimately took home their ninth franchise title in a nail-biter Game 7 that went to extra innings.

The three-time Cy Young award winner started in Game 7 of the World Series for his Blue Jays vs. the Dodgers on Saturday night. He pitched 4.1 innings, notching three strikeouts with four hits, one right and one batter walked. When Scherzer walked off the mound in the fifth inning, was that his last time pitching in MLB? He would say no.

Game 6 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays ended with one of the most controversial calls you'll see on this stage. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Blue Jays third baseman Addison Barger hit what many fans at the Rogers Centre thought was an inside-the-park

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers on winning their ninth World Series in franchise history and becoming Major League Baseball's first back-to-back champs in a quarter century.

It was an emotional night all around for Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. Not only did he capture his second World Series title, but his MLB career officially came to an end as he’s set to retire from baseball after the season.