Los Angeles Dodgers win 8th World Series title after defeating New York Yankees in wild Game 5

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their eighth World Series title in franchise history and first since 2020 on Wednesday night, coming back from a five-run deficit to complete a Hollywood ending to their season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their eighth World Series title in franchise history and first since 2020 on Wednesday night, coming back from a five-run deficit to complete a Hollywood ending to their season. Los Angeles rallied back from an early hole to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium, accomplishing one more piece of history with the biggest comeback to clinch a World Series in baseball history. The Dodgers trailed 5-0 after four innings after the Yankee bats started off hot with back-to-back home runs from Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the first inning. They were the first back-to-back homers for the Bronx Bombers in the World Series since Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson did it in Game 5 in 1977, also against the Dodgers. Up 4-0, New York slugger Giancarlo Stanton added another homer in the third inning, getting Yankee Stadium rocking as the home fans began to believe in an incredible comeback. But costly Yankees’ errors and clutch hitting by LA helped the Dodgers rally to tie the game at 5-5 in a deflating moment for the once-surging Yankees in the fifth. With a man on first, Dodgers shortstop Tommy Edman lined one to center field, but Judge failed to catch the routine ball for the fielding error.