The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their eighth Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series title on Wednesday, defeating the New York Yankees 7-6 on the road and sealing the series with a 4-1 advantage.

In an intense showdown at Yankee Stadium, the Dodgers found themselves trailing 0-5 but staged an electrifying comeback with a five-run rally in the fifth inning, followed by two more runs in the eighth, to claim the pinnacle of American baseball.

Led by Japanese star Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers added this win to a list of historic titles that includes victories in 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, and 2020. Freeman, along with Dominican teammate Teoscar Hernández, each drove in two RBIs to power the Dodgers’ rally, overcoming a daunting five-run deficit to finish with a 6-7 victory.

This marks the second title for the Dodgers under manager Dave Roberts, with their first coming in 2020.

The game’s early balance was shattered by Yankees' slugger Aaron Judge, who launched his first home run of the series, scoring two runs. Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a third run right after, and in the second inning, Mexico’s Alex Verdugo drove Anthony Volpe home with a hit to right field. Giancarlo Stanton capped the Yankees’ strong start with his seventh home run of the postseason in the third inning, putting the score at a commanding 5-0.

The Dodgers fought back in the fifth inning, capitalizing on errors by Judge and Volpe to load the bases. With two outs, they sparked a five-run rally that reset the score. The first run came when Mookie Betts hit a single to first base, where pitcher Gerrit Cole failed to cover, allowing Puerto Rican Kiké Hernández to score. Freddie Freeman followed with a center-field single, bringing Tommy Edman and Will Smith across the plate. Teoscar Hernández then doubled to deep center, sending both Betts and Freeman home to tie the game.

The Yankees briefly regained the lead in the sixth inning when Juan Soto scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Stanton. But in the eighth, the Dodgers took their first lead of the game, scoring twice on sacrifice flies by Gavin Lux and Betts.

The Yankees threatened in the bottom of the eighth, advancing a runner to second with one out. However, Stanton popped out to right field, and Anthony Rizzo struck out, ending the inning.

Dodgers’ starter Jack Flaherty had a rough outing, lasting only 1.1 innings and giving up four runs while striking out just one. Blake Treinen threw 2.1 scoreless innings to earn the win, and Walker Buehler (1) pitched a solid ninth for the save.

For the Yankees, Cole carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning. However, after errors by his defense and his own lapse on a play at first, he allowed five unearned runs in his 6.2 innings on the mound, striking out six. Tommy Kahnle (0-1), who surrendered the Dodgers' two eighth-inning runs, took the loss for New York.