The Los Angeles Dodgers emerged victorious in a World Series for the ages, outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in a dramatic, extra-inning Game 7 on Saturday.

Catcher Will Smith delivered the most significant swing of the night, connecting in the 11th inning for a solo home run—the first extra-inning homer in a winner-take-all title game—to give the Dodgers their first lead of the night and secure their second consecutive championship.

The epic four-hour, seven-minute showdown was a “roller-coaster night of see-sawing emotions.” The Blue Jays led 3-0 early after Bo Bichette’s third-inning blast off Shohei Ohtani and maintained a 4-2 lead into the late innings.

The comeback began with Max Muncy’s solo homer in the eighth. Then, with the Blue Jays two outs from their first title since 19

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