In a winner-take-all Game 7 for the ages, the Los Angeles Dodgers bested the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in an 11-inning classic in the early morning hours Sunday to become back-to-back World Series champions.

An immigration activist group started a petition asking the Los Angeles Dodgers to not visit the White House after winning their second straight World Series.

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia missed the World Series due to a "deeply personal matter," though his presence was still felt on the field. The Dodgers' bullpen wrote No. 51 on the side of their hats to honor him, and for Game 6 of the series, the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen responded by doing the same.

Clayton Kershaw ended his illustrious 18-year career unaware initially that he'd just won the World Series again.

The Fox telecast of the Game 7 contest giving the Dodgers their second consecutive world championship attracted an average of 25. 5 million viewers on Fox. Viewers watching the Spanish-language telecast on Fox Deportes and Fox Sports streaming platforms brought the audience figure to just under 26 million.