TORONTO -- As baseball would have it, the fate of the Dodgers ' season -- and their place in history -- took the form of a ground ball headed for Mookie Betts . Of course it was Betts. Five years ago, the Dodgers started this run after luring him away from Boston and signing him to the second-largest contract ever at the time. After losing back-to-back World Series in 2017 and 2018, Hollywood's team committed to buying a trophy. Betts was the foundational piece. The cornerstone of the Dodgers' championship splurge.

They paid for his talent, for his championship pedigree. And the six-time Gold Glove right fielder was so versatile in his capacity that he moved to shortstop this season.

The ball found him. Betts stepped on second and fired to Freddie Freeman -- another star who followe

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