Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named Most Valuable Player of the World Series on Saturday.

Yamamoto pitched the final 2.2 innings of Game 7 without allowing a run on Saturday after starting Game 6 on Friday and pitching six innings and allowing only one run in the Dodgers' eventual 3-1 win.

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The Dodgers' $325 million pitcher received the award on a stage with commissioner Rob Manfred, manager Dave Roberts, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Brandon Gomes, and chairman Mark Walter.

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The Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings, becoming the first back-to-back World Series winners since the New York Yankees in 1999 and 2000.

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