Dodgers Defeat Yankees to Win World Series in Game 5

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees to win the 2024 World Series.

The Dodgers won game five to clinch the title, with a final score of 7-6 on the Yankees’ home turf at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. This marks their eighth World Series championship.

It’s the first World Series victory for the Dodgers star pitcher, Shohei Ohtani. Meanwhile, the team made history as the first to claim pro baseball’s top title after falling behind by five or more runs.

“We’re obviously resilient, but there’s so much love in this clubhouse that won this game today,” Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts said after Wednesday’s showdown, per MLB.com. “That’s what it was. It was love. It was grit. It was just a beautiful thing. I’m just proud of us, and I’m just happy for us.”

While Los Angeles crossed its fingers, hoping for the best, the Yankees — back in the World Series for the first time since 2009 — proved no match for their West Coast rivals, including the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, who was named the Series’ MVP. Freeman, 35, swatted four home runs during his team’s first four games against the Yankees, and drove in 12 runs over five games to tie a World Series record set by former Yankee Bobby Richardson circa 1960.

“This is everything,” Freeman said in a postgame interview on the field. “I’m telling you, I wouldn’t be here without the support of everyone in [Dodgers] shirts tonight.”

He downplayed his individual award and pointed toward the Dodgers’ collective trophy, saying, “That’s what it’s about!”

“Every spring training, this is our goal,” Freeman added of winning the Series. “And for it to come true, with this group of guys, I can’t have asked for a better year. Holy cow.”