For the second time in this decade, Los Angeles Dodgers We are World Series champions.

The Dodgers fought back from five runs behind to win Game 5 of the Fall Classic. New York Yankees7-6, winning the eighth championship in franchise history.

Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm went back-to-back in the first inning, and New York took a 5-0 lead in the fourth. But their biggest problem in shoddy defense will come back to haunt them.

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Mookie Betts (50) and Freddie Freeman (5) of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after scoring against the New York Yankees during Game 5 of the baseball World Series in New York on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

In the fifth inning, Umpire gave up a routine line drive. Then Chisholm couldn’t handle the short throw in the third. Afterwards, gerrit cole He didn’t cover first base on what should have been a third out, but instead had an RBI single. The Dodgers saw an opportunity and pounced, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez scoring two runs each, tying the game at five.

New York regained the lead in the sixth but were given another chance in the eighth. Los Angeles loaded the bases before recording Tommy Kahnle’s out, prompting Aaron Boone to strike out Luke Weaver. But Gavin Lux tied the game with a sac fly, and then Shohei Ohtani reached base on catcher interference to load the bases again. The next batter, Mookie Betts, hit a sac fly to give the Dodgers a 7-6 lead.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen (49) and catcher Will Smith (16) celebrate after the eighth inning against the New York Yankees in game five of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

New York had runners on first and second and one out in the bottom half, but Giancarlo Stanton struck out and Anthony Rizzo struck out to end the threat as Blake Treinen approached to complete 2.1 scoreless innings.

Walker Buehler came to the rescue and retired Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells and Alex Verdugo to retain the title.

The Yankees were aiming to become the first team to go 3-0 in the series in Game 6 – three other instances had even gone as far as five games. It can even be argued that the Yankees will win this series 3-2 if they play clean defense. But only the Dodgers will fly to Los Angeles, and that will be to their benefit. World Series parade.

This is Shohei Ohtani’s first title in his postseason journey; For Betts and Freeman, this is their second championship. Clayton Kershaw will also be in the ring for the second time, despite having a short season due to injury.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) celebrates after hitting a single in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees in game four of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

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