The Dodgers never expected this to be easy. The prior 24 World Series champions could have told them: No matter the talent you have, no matter how favorable the situation, repeating as champion is a tall task.

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts delivers an emotional message during the team’s 2025 World Series championship parade.

Magic Johnson celebrates his "18th" championship ring after the Los Angeles Dodgers clinch the World Series title.

Shohei Ohtani is a champion for the second year in a row with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and for the second time his wife Mamiko joined the festivities while rocking her fit. The three-time MLB Most Valuable Player has won two championships in two years since spending his first six seasons with the Los Angeles Angeles.

The true beauty of 'Autumn Baseball' poured out on the stage of Game 7 of the World Series. The match between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, which clashed for the World Series championship,

Los Angeles Dodgers part owner Magic Johnson was thrilled that his team helped him add to his ring collection.

Game 7 of the World Series between the Blue Jays and Dodgers had sports fans across two countries biting their nails into the wee hours of the night. Some of those baseball fans happened to still be enjoying other sports while keeping an eye on the game.

So when they played two games worth of baseball in Game 3 of the World Series and walked away only with a devastating setback that threatened their season, with the greatest two-way player in baseball history staring down from the mound in Game 4, the Blue Jays were all too happy to note that even a dispiriting 18-inning loss only counts as one.