Toronto Loses to Yamamoto, 464.9 Billion MVP No More Doubts
Nov 02, 2025
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The Dodgers won a dramatic 5-4 comeback in the 11th inning of extra time against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the "2025 Major League Postseason" held at Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 2nd (Korea time). Homeowner Will Smith hit a 4-4 balance winning solo shot in the top of the 11th inning to make Toronto cry. The Dodgers won four games and lost three games in the series, lifting the trophy for the second consecutive year following last year.
Yamamoto took the mound in relief in the bottom of the ninth inning when the Dodgers balanced 4-4 and faced a crisis with one out and runners on first and second bases. While starter Shohei Ohtani left the mound early with only three runs in two ⅓ innings, he was engaged in an all-out war by putting in all the starting pitchers that the Dodgers could use, including Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell. As it was a game without tomorrow, the Dodgers had no reason to save the starters by using bullpen pitchers, the team's weakness. Yamamoto, who was the starting pitcher for Game 6, was no exception.
No one would have expected Yamamoto to be in charge of the long innings. Yamamoto threw 96 pitches in six innings in Game 6 a day earlier. Of course, there is no starting pitcher taking the mound for two consecutive days in modern baseball, and if the bullpen exceeds 30 pitches a day, it is difficult to pitch consecutively the next day.
But Yamamoto was a monster. Even though he threw 96 pitches the previous day, he was responsible for two ⅔ innings and recorded 34 pitches. The maximum fastball speed was 97.3 miles (about 157 kilometers), and the average speed was 96.9 miles (about 156 kilometers). The average fastball speed this year was 95.4 miles (about 154 kilometers), but it was an increase of 1.5 miles (about 2.4 kilometers). It means that he threw with all his might.
Yamamoto was on the verge of loading the bases with one out when first batter Alejandro Kirk was sent out with a pitch. As expected, the car that the Dodgers thought was too much. Yamamoto induced Dalton Basho to ground out to second base, and second baseman Miguel Rojas calmly and accurately threw home to force out third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa. He then passed the crisis by turning Ernie Clement into a fly ball to center field. Center fielder Andy Pazs and left fielder Enrique Hernandez saw each other's ball and sprinted all out, so there was a risk of missing it, but Pazs pushed Hernandez and caught the ball.
Yamamoto had to wait to take the mound in the 11th inning as there was no game in the 10th inning. It's a tough situation if it's longer. Fortunately, Smith hit the winning shot in the top of the 11th inning, giving Yamamoto a winning pitcher requirement.
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I thought Yamamoto might have to be replaced now, but Roberts believed in the ace and dragged him to the end. Yamamoto roared after turning Kirk into a shortstop double play with runners on first and third bases with one out and securing the Dodgers' second consecutive World Series championship.
Roberts shouted `Yamamoto is GOAT' at Yamamoto, who was named World Series MVP after the game. GOAT is short for "Greatest Of All Time" and is used to refer to the best player in history in the event.
In fact, except Yamamoto, all Dodgers starters were struggling with the Toronto lineup. Until Game 5, Ohtani, Glasnow, and Snell were in danger with a 6.45 World Series ERA. As a result, the Dodgers could not confirm their victory at home and had to move to Canada with a 2-3 series reversal.
Yamamoto completely silenced Toronto's batters alone. He started in Game 2 of the World Series on the 26th of last month and won nine innings of one run complete, and in Game 6, he led the victory with six innings of one run and balanced the series with 3 wins and three losses. And he became a winning pitcher until Game 7, winning three World Series games, 17 ⅔ innings, and an ERA of 1.02.
Toronto is right to lose to Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is in the lead-up to last seasonIt attracted attention by signing a 12-year, mega-contract worth $325 million (about 464.9 billion won) with Juss. It was the longest contract in pitcher FA history. Last year, he was suspected of giving the Dodgers too much money by playing only 18 regular-season games due to injuries, but he proved to be an ace in the regular season this year, adding postseason performance to his regular-season performance.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
