2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball, their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. They entered the season as the defending World Series champions after winning their eighth World Series title in franchise history, and finished the season by successfully defending their title for the first time in franchise history, winning their ninth title in the 2025 World Series over the Toronto Blue Jays, 4–3.
For the second year in a row, the Dodgers began the season outside of America, this time in Tokyo, Japan for the Tokyo Series. They became the first defending World Series champion to begin their season 8–0, besting the previous record held by the 1933 Yankees, who started their season 7–0. The Dodgers clinched their 13th straight post-season appearance on September 19, extending the longest streak in franchise history. On September 25, they clinched the National League West title for the fourth straight season and 12th time the last 13 years.
On September 18, 3-time Cy Young winner and former MVP Clayton Kershaw announced his retirement at the conclusion of the season. The team passed 4 million in home attendance for the first time in franchise history.
As the third seed, the Dodgers opened the playoffs in the Wild Card Series against the sixth seed, Cincinnati Reds. They swept the Reds in two games to advance to the NLDS. They then defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in four games and advanced to the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row. They swept the Milwaukee Brewers in four games to win their second straight NLCS and the fifth in nine years, in a series defined by their starting pitching dominance. They defeated the Blue Jays in the World Series in seven games to become the first franchise to repeat as World Series champions since the 1998–2000 New York Yankees. The Dodgers were just the ninth team to win Games 6 and 7 on the road in a World Series. In Game 7, they were the first team in MLB history to stage a comeback on the road in the ninth inning of a winner-take-all World Series game, ultimately winning in 11 innings by a score of 5-4. Unlike the previous season, the Dodgers did not hold home-advantage for any of the last three rounds.
Offseason
Roster departures
On October 31, 2024, the day after the 2024 World Series ended, six Dodgers players became free agents. They included pitchers Walker Buehler, Jack Flaherty, Joe Kelly and Blake Treinen, outfielder Teoscar Hernández and utility player Kiké Hernández. Pitcher Daniel Hudson and outfielder Kevin Kiermaier also announced their retirements after the World Series. On November 4, pitcher Clayton Kershaw declined the player option on his contract, making him a free agent. On November 14, the Dodgers outrighted pitcher Connor Brogdon to the minors and removed him from the 40-man roster. On November 22, the Dodgers non-tendered pitchers Brent Honeywell Jr. and Zach Logue, making them free agents. On January 3, they designated catcher Diego Cartaya for assignment, removing him from the roster. On January 6, the Dodgers traded second baseman Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for minor league outfielder Mike Sirota and a competitive balance pick in the 2025 MLB draft. On January 30, pitcher Ryan Brasier was designated for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.Coaching staff
On November 10, it was announced that first base coach Clayton McCullough would leave the team to become the Manager of the Miami Marlins. On November 22, they hired Chris Woodward, who had been the third base coach for the Dodgers from 2016 to 2018 before leaving to manage the Texas Rangers, to replace McCullough as the first base coach. The Dodgers also announced that Vice President of Player Performance Brandon McDaniel would be joining the major league coaching staff in a new role as Major League Development Integration Coach.Broadcast team
After the death of Dodger legend and longtime Spanish language broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela at the end of the 2024 season, the Dodgers hired former player Luis Cruz to join the Spanish language broadcast team for 2025 as an analyst.Roster additions
On November 19, the Dodgers purchased the contract of left handed pitcher Jack Dreyer from the Triple–A Oklahoma City Comets and added him to the 40-man roster. On November 30, they signed left-handed pitcher Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract. On December 10, they signed outfielder Michael Conforto to a one-year, $17 million contract and re-signed reliever Blake Treinen on a two-year, $22 million contract. On January 3, they re-signed Teoscar Hernández to a three-year, $66 million contract and signed South Korean shortstop Hyeseong Kim to a three-year, $12.5 million contract. On January 22, the Dodgers signed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines to a $6.5 million signing bonus as an international free agent. The following day, they signed pitcher Tanner Scott to a four-year, $72 million, contract. On January 30, they signed relief pitcher Kirby Yates to a one-year, $13 million, contract. On February 11, utility player Kiké Hernández re-signed with the Dodgers on a one-year contract. Two days later, the Dodgers also re-signed Clayton Kershaw, on a one-year deal, returning him to the roster for an 18th season.| Off-season 40-man roster moves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring trainingThe Dodgers began spring training on February 10, 2025, when pitchers and catchers reported to Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona with the first full squad workout on February 15 and the first Cactus League game on February 20. During this time, they also re-signed manager Dave Roberts to a new four-year contract extension for $8 million per year, a new record for average annual value for a Major League manager. The deal would keep him under contract through the 2029 season.On March 11, the Dodgers optioned infielder Hyeseong Kim to the minors after his bat was unable to adjust to major league pitching in spring training and also revealed that Dustin May had won the fifth starter job to open the season. The Dodgers ended their Cactus League schedule on March 11 before flying to Japan to play two exhibition games prior to beginning the season with the MLB Tokyo Series. Afterwards, they played the Los Angeles Angels in three Freeway Series exhibitions before resuming the regular season on March 27. Regular seasonMarchThe Dodgers opened their season on March 18 against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome in Japan as part of the MLB Tokyo Series, the second straight year they had started overseas after playing in Seoul, South Korea to start the 2024 season. Yoshinobu Yamamoto made the start in his home country, facing Shota Imanaga, the first opening day matchup between two Japanese pitchers in MLB history. Yamamoto allowed only one run on three hits in five innings. Shohei Ohtani had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs as the Dodgers started the season with a 4–1 victory. In the next game, Roki Sasaki made his major league debut, allowing one run in three innings, while walking five batters. Ohtani, Kiké Hernández, and Tommy Edman homered, and the Dodgers finished the series with a 6–3 win.The Dodgers returned to Dodger Stadium and began the rest of the schedule on March 27 with a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Blake Snell started the home opener, allowing two runs in five innings of work, while the Dodgers hit three more home runs in a 5–4 win. In the next game, Yamamoto struck out 10 batters in five innings, while allowing two solo home runs. Mookie Betts hit two home runs, including a walk-off in the 10th inning as the Dodgers won again, 8–5. Sasaki again struggled in his second start of the season, on March 29, allowing three hits while walking four batters in only innings. However, the Dodgers hit three more home runs en route to sweeping the Tigers with a 7–3 win. They played the Atlanta Braves in the next series, and Tyler Glasnow began his season by pitching by pitching five shutout innings while striking out eight in the Dodgers 6–1 win. The Dodgers' six-game winning streak to start the season matched their best mark since moving to Los Angeles in 1958, joining the 1981 season. AprilThey won again the next day, 3–1. Dustin May made his first start since the middle of the 2023 season, after recovering from multiple surgeries, and only allowed one hit while striking out six in five innings. The Dodgers matched the 1933 New York Yankees as the only returning champions to start the season with seven wins. Blake Snell struggled in his second start, walking four and allowing five runs in four innings, aided by three Dodger errors. The Dodgers came back and Max Muncy tied the game in the eighth with a two-run double and then Shohei Ohtani won it with a walk-off home run in the ninth to keep the streak alive.The first road trip of the season began on April 4 at Citizens Bank Park against the Philadelphia Phillies. Yoshinobu Yamamoto again pitched well in his third start, allowing only one unearned run in six innings but the Dodgers lost their first game of the season, 3–2. Roki Sasaki improved in his third start of the season the next day, walking only two in four innings while allowing only one run and striking out four. Home runs by Kiké Hernández and Michael Conforto helped the Dodgers to a 3–1 win. In the final game of the series, Tyler Glasnow walked five batters and left the bases loaded in the third which led to a Nick Castellanos grand-slam home run. The Dodgers came back, thanks to Teoscar Hernández, who hit two home runs, a double, and drove in five runs himself. However, the Phillies won the game 8–7, scoring the winning run on a RBI single by Bryson Stott in the seventh inning. The Dodgers next series was at Nationals Park against the Washington Nationals. Dustin May got the start in the opener, allowing only one earned run in six innings, while Ohtani fell a double short of the cycle. However, the Dodgers lost their second game in a row when James Wood hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning as the Nationals won the game 6–4. The next day, Justin Wrobleski was called up from the minors to make a spot start and he was bad, allowing eight runs on eight hits, including two home runs by Wood, in five innings, as the Dodgers losing streak continued with a 8–2 loss. Landon Knack made a sport start also, the following day, giving up five runs on four hits and four walks in only innings. The Dodgers, thanks to homers by Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages, came back to win 6–5 to end the losing streak and finish the road trip. The Dodgers returned home on April 11 to play the Chicago Cubs. Yamamoto struck out nine while only allowing two hits and one walk in six scoreless innings, while a three-run home run from Tommy Edman provided all the scoring in a 3–0 win, their 10th straight at home. Sasaki managed to get through five innings in his next start, while allowing only one run. However, the Dodgers offense could manage nothing against Cubs starter Ben Brown, who shut them down in six innings while the Cubs teed off on Dodgers relievers Ben Casparius and Luis García, and handed the Dodgers their worst home shutout loss in franchise history, 16–0. The Cubs handed the Dodgers their third straight series loss with a 4–2 win in the finale. Pete Crow-Armstrong had two homers and a triple in the game. The following series was against the Colorado Rockies. Dustin May struck out seven while only allowing one run on three hits in six innings of the opener. Mookie Betts and Ohtani each homered in the game, while producing five hits between them in a 5–3 win. In the next game, Will Smith had two hits, a homerun and drove in three runs and Edman had four hits in five at-bats as the Dodgers won 6–2. In the final game of the homestand, the Dodgers scored seven runs in the first inning, which included home runs by Ohtani and Freddie Freeman. However, Michael Toglia hit a grand slam homer off fill-in starter Bobby Miller in the third inning to make the game close before the Dodgers held-on to win 8–7 and complete the sweep of the Rockies. Yamamoto had another strong start in the opener of the next road trip, at Globe Life Field against the Texas Rangers, pitching seven shutout innings with 10 strikeouts. The Dodgers got one run, a solo home run in the first by Edman, off Jacob deGrom, who pitched seven innings for the Rangers, before adding two more against the bullpen for a 3–0 win. In the next game, Sasaki allowed two runs in six innings and the Dodgers, thanks to a Freeman home run took a 3–2 lead into the ninth inning, only to lose the game on a two-run walk-off home run by Adolis García. In the series finale, the Dodgers could only manage two hits in seven innings against Tyler Mahle but their pitchers matched him with scoreless innings. Will Smith scored the only run of the game on a sacrifice fly by Freeman in the eighth inning for a 1–0 victory and a series win. Next up was a two-game series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 22 and 23. Edman hit a three-run home run in the top of the first to put the Dodgers ahead early, but May struggled and allowed the Cubs to get five back in the bottom of the inning. The Dodgers used a five run inning of their own in the seventh to take a 10–7 lead only to blow it when Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer in the eighth and Miguel Amaya hit a game-tying home run in the ninth. Ian Happ drove in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Cubs took the game 11–10. The Cubs won again the next day, 7–6, with a three-run home run by Pete Crow-Armstrong in the fifth inning putting them ahead. Back home on April 25 to play the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Dodgers continued to struggle, and were shut out by Paul Skenes and the Pirates, 3–0. In the next game, Ohtani had three hits, including two doubles, and both Teoscar Hernández and Kiké Hernández homered as the Dodgers won 8–4. They won again the next day, 9–2, to win the series. Andy Pages had four hits, including a home run, in the game. The Miami Marlins came to town next for a three-game series. The Dodgers got out to a 5–0 lead, which included a Teoscar Hernández two-run home run in the fifth, only for the Marlins to tie the game with a pinch-hit grand slam home run by Dane Myers in the sixth. It remained tied until the 10th inning when the Marlins took the lead in the top of the inning, only for the Dodgers to walk it off, 7–6, when Tommy Edman drove in Pages and Michael Conforto with a single. In the following game, Teoscar Hernández had four hits and four RBI, Ohtani and Pages homered and the Dodgers routed the Marlins, 15–2. Tony Gonsolin came off the injured list on April 30 and made his first start for the Dodgers since August of the 2023 season, allowing three runs in six innings with nine strikeouts. The Dodgers completed the sweep of the Marlins with a 12–7 win. MayYoshinobu Yamamoto allowed only one hit in six scoreless innings as the Dodgers began a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves with a 2–1 victory at Truist Park. The following day, Roki Sasaki picked up his first major league win as the Dodgers won 10–3. Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman each had three hits, including a home run, in the game. Austin Riley had two home runs as the Braves took the series finale, 4–3. The Dodgers next series was against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. Freeman and Ohtani each homered again the next day as they won the game 7–4. They homered again for the third straight day as Tony Gonsolin struck out eight in five innings, while allowing two runs. However, the Marlins came back to tie the game and won it, 5–4, on a bases-loaded walk-off hit by Jesús Sánchez in the 10th inning. In the following game, a three-run triple by Freeman led to the Dodgers scoring six runs in the seventh to blow open the game and win 10–1. Gabriel Moreno hit a grand-slam home run in the fourth as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers, 5–3, in the opener of a four-game series at Chase Field on May 8. The next game had several high scoring innings, with the Diamondbacks scoring three in the first, the Dodgers getting five in the third, the Diamondbacks responding with a four run fifth and then the Dodgers getting six runs in the ninth to win 14–11. A three-run home run by Ohtani was the deciding factor. The following day, the Dodgers were shut out by Corbin Burnes and lost 3–0. Freeman had four hits and drove in four runs in the Dodgers 8–1 win in the series finale.The Dodgers returned home on May 13 to play the Athletics. However, the Athletics hit five home runs in an 11–1 rout of the Dodgers. In the following game, the Dodgers hit four home runs of their own in a 9–3 win. In the final game of the series, the Dodgers hit another five home runs, including two by Ohtani, and blew out the Athletics, 19–2. The next series was against the Los Angeles Angels, who beat the Dodgers, 6–2, in the opener. The Dodgers hit into a franchise record five double plays in the game. In the next game, Andy Pages and Kiké Hernández homered but the Angels Logan O'Hoppe drove in five RBIs, including a three run homer as part of a five run seventh as they won 11–9. The Angels proceeded to sweep the Dodgers with a 6–4 win in the series finale. Yusei Kikuchi struck out seven and only allowed one run on three hits in innings. Mookie Betts hit two home runs in the first game of a three-game series against the Diamondbacks but the Dodgers lost 9–5, extending the losing streak to a season high four games. In the second game, Yamamoto only gave up one hit in seven innings and the Dodgers took a 1–0 lead into the top of the ninth only for the Diamondbacks to tie it on a solo homer by Gabriel Moreno. Corbin Carroll hit a two-run home run in the 10th to give Arizona the lead, but the Dodgers came back and won the game, 4–3, with a sacrifice fly from Max Muncy in the bottom of the inning. In the series finale, Dustin May struck out eight batters in six innings as the Dodgers won, 3–1, thanks to a 3-run homer from Teoscar Hernández. On May 23, the Dodgers traveled to Citi Field to face the New York Mets in a 2024 National League Championship Series rematch. After a one-hour, thirty-eight-minute rain delay, the Dodgers took a 5–2 lead thanks to RBIs from Will Smith, Teoscar Hernández, Max Muncy, and Andy Pages. However, the Mets scored three runs off Tanner Scott in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings. Ultimately, the Dodgers won, 7–5, thanks to a Hernández RBI and a Pages sacrifice fly in the top of the 13th inning. In the following game, Brett Baty and Juan Soto had five hits and drove in four runs combined while David Peterson struck out seven in innings and the Mets won, 5–2. The Mets took the series by taking the final game, 3–1. Kodai Senga struck out five in innings, and Pete Alonso's two-run home run in the first inning gave the Mets the lead they never relinquished. The Dodgers next began a three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field with a Memorial Day game. Yamamoto struck out seven in six innings, while allowing only two runs on three hits. Ohtani and Smith homered as the Dodgers won, 7–2. The Dodgers hit three home runs as part of their 9–5 win in the next game. The Dodgers took a 4–2 lead into the eighth inning in the series finale, only for the Guardians to score five runs in the inning, which included a three-run home run by Angel Martínez, for a 7–4 win. On May 30, the New York Yankees visited Dodger Stadium for a 2024 World Series rematch. Ohtani hit two home runs and Pages recorded three RBIs as the Dodgers recovered from a three-run deficit with four runs in the sixth inning for an 8–5 victory. The following day, Landon Knack allowed only one run in six innings while the Dodgers jumped on the Yankees early and won 18–2. Muncy hit two three-run home runs, Tommy Edman and Hyeseong Kim each had four hits, while Kim, Pages, and Dalton Rushing also homered. It was the most runs ever scored by a National League team against the Yankees in a game, regular season, or postseason. JuneIn the series finale, Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggled, giving up seven hits and allowing four runs, including one on a wild pitch. The Dodgers hit three home runs, but it was not enough and they lost, 7–3. On June 2, the New York Mets came to Dodger Stadium for a four-game series. Dustin May struck out five batters in six innings, and a home run and a sacrifice fly from Shohei Ohtani sent the game into extra innings. However, Tanner Scott allowed two additional runs and the Dodgers lost, 4–3. In the second game, Max Muncy homered twice while committing two errors, which led to two runs scoring. Ultimately, the Dodgers won the game, 6–5, on a walk-off double by Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the tenth. In the third game of the series, Tony Gonsolin threw six strikeouts in five innings, but Kiké Hernández committed an error, leading to three runs scoring in the first inning. The Dodgers got only three hits off Mets starter Griffin Canning and lost, 6–1, after allowing a three-run home run to Pete Alonso in the eighth inning, his second of the day. In the final game of the series and the homestand, the Mets jumped out to a 4–0 lead in the third thanks to three home runs. The Dodgers got three back in the bottom of the inning, and then scored three more in the eighth to win the game, 6–5, and split the series.The next series was against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Pedro Pagés homered in the second inning to give the Cardinals a 2–0 lead. Sonny Gray allowed eight hits to the Dodgers in his innings but he and three relievers kept the Dodgers scoreless and the Cardinals won 5–0. The next day, Yamamoto struck out nine in six shutout innings while only giving up four hits. However, the Dodgers lost, 2–1, on a walk-off RBI single from Nolan Arenado. The Dodgers avoided being swept by winning the series finale, 7–3. Clayton Kershaw struck out seven in five innings, while allowing only one run, to pick up his first win of the season. The Dodgers traveled to Petco Park on June 9 to face the San Diego Padres. The game was tied at six runs after nine innings, and the Dodgers won, 8–7, thanks to RBIs from Andy Pages and Tommy Edman in the tenth. In the next game, Matt Sauer gave up 13 hits and allowed nine runs in a 11–1 defeat. The Dodgers only managed to get three hits off Padres starter Dylan Cease. The Dodgers wrapped up the series with a 5–2 win. Ben Casparius allowed one run in four innings while making a spot start, and the Dodgers took the lead with a three-run home run by Teoscar Hernández in the fifth inning. On June 13, the San Francisco Giants came to Dodger Stadium for a three-game series. Yamamoto gave up six hits and allowed five runs, including a grand slam to Casey Schmitt, in innings and the Dodgers lost, 6–2. The next day, Kershaw struck out five and only allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings, Ohtani homered twice and Teoscar Hernández and Miguel Rojas also hit home runs in a 11–5 win. The Dodgers won the series finale, 5–4. Ohtani had three hits and Pages drove in four of the runs, three of them on a home run in the bottom of the fifth. The Padres came to town next. Ohtani made his first pitching appearance for the Dodgers, and first since the 2023 season, pitching one inning. He also had two hits and two RBIs as a batter. The Dodgers scored five runs in the fourth inning, leading to a 6–3 victory. The Dodgers won the second game, 8–6. Pages had four hits and three RBIs, including two solo home runs, and Will Smith also homered. In the third game, Emmet Sheehan struck out six while allowing three hits and one run in his first start since 2023. A Pages' sacrifice fly and a Dalton Rushing RBI double in the fifth gave the Dodgers a 3–1 lead. The Padres tied the game at three in the top of the ninth as a result of a throwing error from Muncy and a RBI double by Xander Bogaerts. Smith hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth for a 4–3 Dodgers victory. It was the third pinch-hit walk-off of his career, breaking a tie with Rick Monday for the most in franchise history. In the series finale, Yamamoto gave up seven hits and allowed three runs, including a home run to Bogaerts, in a 5–3 defeat. The Dodgers scored runs off an error and a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth. Eight batters were hit in the four-game series. Manager Dave Roberts was suspended for the opening game of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals as a result of his actions in the previous game against the Padres. Rojas hit a double and a two-run home run, Ohtani, Betts and Pages each drove in runs and the Dodgers held on for a 6–5 win. The next day, Pages, Smith, and Teoscar Hernández all homered. However, the Dodgers allowed five home runs, including two to Nathaniel Lowe, in a 7–2 loss. In the series finale, the Nationals jumped out to a lead thanks to a three-run home run by Lowe in the third inning only for the Dodgers to score four runs in the sixth and seven runs in the seventh en route to a 13–7 win. Muncy had two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in seven runs while Ohtani had a homer and triple and drove in five runs. On June 24, the Dodgers traveled to Coors Field to face the Colorado Rockies. Justin Wrobleski struck out seven while only allowing two runs. Ohtani and Michael Conforto homered, and Teoscar Hernández drove in two runs in a 9–7 win. In the next game, Yamamoto struck out six and only allowed one hit in five scoreless innings. Muncy drove in six runs, including a grand slam, following a lengthy rain delay, and the Dodgers won, 8–1. The Dodgers finished off the series with a 3–1 win. Kershaw struck out five in six innings, and Ohtani homered in the game. Ohtani and Muncy both homered again in the following game, the opener of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Dodgers won, 5–4. The next day, Casparius struggled, giving up eight hits and allowing six runs, including a three-run home run to Vinnie Pasquantino in four innings as the Royals won the game 9–5. The Dodgers won the last game of the series, 5–1. Wrobleski struck out six in six innings as Kiké Hernández and Smith hit home runs. JulyYoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight batters in seven innings and only allowed one run in the first game of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium. Andy Pages and Michael Conforto each scored two runs and Shohei Ohtani homered in a 6–1 Dodgers victory. On July 2, Clayton Kershaw struck out three batters in six innings to reach 3,000 career strikeouts. He became the 20th pitcher and fourth left handed pitcher in MLB history to reach that mark as well as the third to do so while spending his entire career with one team. The Dodgers trailed by two going into the ninth and won the game by scoring three runs in the inning, with Freddie Freeman walking it off with an RBI single to win 5–4. The Dodgers completed the series sweep with a 6–2 win. Freeman drove in three runs and Mookie Betts and Conforto each hit a home run. Dustin May pitched five perfect innings and finished with four hits and two runs allowed in seven innings while striking out nine. The next series was against the Houston Astros. Ben Casparius had a poor performance, giving up nine hits and allowing six runs in three innings on the Fourth of July. Noah Davis allowed an additional 10 runs in innings as the Dodgers were blown out, 18–1. It was the biggest blowout loss in the history of Dodger Stadium and the Dodgers overall worst loss since the 2001 season. The 10 runs given up in the sixth inning was the highest number in one inning since the St. Louis Cardinals scored 11 in the third inning against them on April 23, 1999. The Astros won again in the next game, 6–4. Zack Short drove in three runs in the third with a double off Justin Wrobleski, who gave up seven hits and allowed four runs in innings. In the series finale, Emmet Sheehan allowed only one run in five innings but the Astros finished off a series sweep with a 5–1 win. It was the first time the Dodgers had been swept by the Astros in Los Angeles since 2008.The Dodgers went back on the road on July 7 to play the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Yamamoto had the worst start of his career, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks while recording only two outs. A three-run home run by Andrew Vaughn was the key and the Brewers won a blow out, 9–1, extending the Dodgers' losing streak to four games. Ohtani led off the next game with a home run, but the Dodgers could only get four hits against Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski, who struck out 12 in six innings, as the Brewers won 3–1. Tyler Glasnow returned from a long stint on the injured list to start the series finale, allowing only one unearned run in five innings. The Dodgers took a 2–1 lead into the ninth only for the Brewers to tie the game and then win it, 3–2, in extra innings on a walk-off hit by Jackson Chourio to extend the Dodgers losing streak to six games, for the first time since April of 2019. The next road series was against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. May gave up five hits and allowed seven runs in innings, and a Teoscar Hernández RBI double and Conforto home run reduced the deficit to one run. However, Will Smith ground into double play in the ninth inning and the Dodgers lost, 8–7. The Dodgers snapped the losing streak on July 12 with a 2–1 victory over the Giants. Ohtani pitched three shutout innings and Sheehan allowed only the one run in innings while Conforto had three hits and scored both runs. The Dodgers finished off the series and headed into the all-star break with a 5–2 win in 11 innings. Yamamoto struck out seven in seven scoreless innings but the Giants tied the game with a two-run home run by Luis Matos in the ninth. However, Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Pages each drove in runs in the 11th. The Dodgers had five players selected to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Ohtani started at designated hitter, Smith at catcher and Freeman at first base. Yamamoto was selected as a reserve and Kershaw was added as a legends pick. The season resumed on July 18 at home against the Brewers. Glasnow struck out six in six innings and allowed only one run, on an RBI double by Caleb Durbin in the fifth. Durbin also homered in the seventh off reliver Kirby Yates and the Brewers won the game 2–0 as the Dodgers managed only three hits off Quinn Priester and three relievers. The Dodgers then lost their fifth straight game to the Brewers the following day, 8–7, despite hitting three home runs. In the finale, the Dodgers took a 3–0 lead after a two-run homer by Ohtani in the third but the Brewers scored three runs in the fourth and again in the sixth and swept the season series with a 6–5 win. The Dodgers committed three errors in the game. The Minnesota Twins came to town for the next series. Will Smith hit two home runs, and Ohtani and Pages also went deep as the Dodgers won 5–2. James Outman robbed a potential game-tying home run from Carlos Correa to end the game. Ohtani became the first pitcher to allow a home run and hit a home run in the first inning of a game since Randy Lerch of the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies. In the following game, the Twins took an early three run lead, the Dodgers tied the game on a three-run home run by Pages in the fourth only for the Twins to score three runs in each of the sixth and seventh innings en route to a 10–7 win. In the series finale, Glasnow allowed only one run in seven innings, while striking out 12. Ohtani hit a home run in the first inning, the fifth consecutive game he had homered in, tying the franchise record. The Dodgers won, 4–3, on a two-run walk-off hit by Freeman in the bottom of the ninth. On July 25, the Dodgers went on the road to Fenway Park to play a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox. They won the opener, 5–2. Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning. In the second game, Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet struck out 10 and only allowed two runs in six innings and the Dodgers lost 4–2. In the series finale, Conforto had three hits with two doubles and a home run but the Dodgers stranded 13 runners on base in a 4–3 loss. A two-run homer by Alex Bregman in the fifth counted for the deciding runs. Next up for the Dodgers was a three-game series at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds. Yamamoto struck out nine while allowing one run on four hits in seven innings and Betts had two hits and scored three runs in a 5–2 win. The Dodgers took the next game as well, 5–4. Tommy Edman started the scoring with a two-run homer in the second and then Will Smith drove in the winning run with an RBI double in the ninth. The Reds took the series finale, 5–2, scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth to pull ahead. AugustOn August 1, the Dodgers began a three-game series at George M. Steinbrenner Field against the Tampa Bay Rays. In the opener, Clayton Kershaw pitched six shutout innings while Freddie Freeman had a double, a home run, and drove in three runs in the 5–0 victory. The next day, Blake Snell, in his first start since going on the injured list in April, had eight strikeouts in five innings but allowed three runs and the Dodgers lost 4–0. The Dodgers finished the series with another shutout win, 3–0. Freeman and Andy Pages each drove in a run and Mookie Betts hit a sacrifice fly while Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out six in scoreless innings.The St. Louis Cardinals visited Dodger Stadium for a three-game series starting on August 4. The opener was tied 2–2 at the top of the ninth, and Brock Stewart allowed the game-winning run, an RBI hit to Yohel Pozo, leading to a 3–2 defeat. In the following game, Max Muncy had four hits, including two home runs and Teoscar Hernández had three hits, also including two home runs, and the Dodgers won 12–6. It was Muncy's 19th career multi-homer game for the Dodgers, tying Mike Piazza for the most since the team moved to Los Angeles. In the final game of the series, Shohei Ohtani struck out eight batters in four innings as the starting pitcher and also hit a two run home run. However, the Cardinals won 5–3 after Alex Freeland allowed two runs at the top of the eighth on a throwing error. The next series was against the Toronto Blue Jays. In the opener, Kershaw allowed one run on seven hits and Betts hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth, leading to a 5–2 victory. The Dodgers took the second game, 9–1. Snell had another excellent performance, striking out 10 in five, and Ohtani reached 40 home runs for the third consecutive season and fourth overall. He was also only the fourth Dodgers player in history with multiple such seasons. The Dodgers took a 3–1 lead in the series finale thanks to home runs by Ohtani and Freeman. Back-to-back home runs by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger in the eighth and a solo homer by Ernie Clement in the top of the ninth had the Blue Jays up. The Dodgers managed to load the bases in the bottom of the inning with Ohtani and Betts due up but were unable to score and the Blue Jays won 5–4. It was the first game since the 1982 season that the Dodgers had at least 10 hits and 10 walks and lost. They were 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and left 16 runners on base. Next up was a brief three-game road trip against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Yamamoto struggled in the first game, allowing six runs in only innings. The Dodgers made it close by scoring four runs in the eighth on a solo homer by Ohtani and a three-run homer by Muncy, but lost 7–4. In the following game, Dalton Rushing and Ohtani hit home runs, but the bullpen faltered and the Angels won, 7–6, on a walk-off RBI hit from Jo Adell in the 10th inning. The Angels finished the season sweep with a 6–5 win. The Dodgers tied the game on a four-ball walk to Will Smith but Justin Wrobleski blew the save after allowing a two-run hit to Logan O'Hoppe. With the loss, the Dodgers fell out of first place in the division for the first time since April 27. On July 15, the division leading San Diego Padres came to Los Angeles for a three-game series. Kershaw allowed only one run on two hits and one walk in six innings, Teoscar Hernández homered and the Dodgers picked up a 3–2 victory to even the division race. The next day, Snell pitched six shutout innings, Hernández hit another home run and sacrifice fly while a Jackson Merrill fielding error allowed two more runs to score as the Dodgers won, 6–0, and retook the lead in the NL West. The Dodgers scored four runs in the first inning of the series finale with home runs by Freeman and Pages. The Padres came back to tie the game but Betts hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth as the Dodgers swept the series with a 5–4 win. The Dodgers next left for a seven-game road trip, beginning with a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Two fielding mistakes by Teoscar Hernández in right field led to two Rockies runs and they walked off the Dodgers, 4–3 to open the series. In the following game, Alex Call had four hits, scored three runs and drove in two as the Dodgers won 11–4. Hernández homered again, but Ohtani struggled in his next start, giving up nine hits and allowing five runs in four innings, and the Dodgers were defeated, 8–3. The Dodgers wound up splitting the series with a 9–5 victory in the finale. Freeman and Pages homered and Alex Freeland had three hits, including a double and triple, in the game. The battle between the top two teams in the division resumed when the Dodgers visited Petco Park on August 22 to resume their rivalry with the Padres. Snell began the series by allowing two runs in seven innings, however the Dodgers could only manage one hit against Yu Darvish in six innings and three overall as they lost 2–1 and fell back into a tie for the division lead. The Padres took over the division lead with a 5–1 win the next day. The Dodgers managed only two hits against Nestor Cortes and three relievers, with a solo home run by Freeland one of them. In the final game between the two teams in the regular season, the Dodgers won 8–2 to even the division race. They hit four home runs, including two by Freeman and a three-run homer by Rushing. On July 25, the Dodgers hosted the Cincinnati Reds for a three-game series. Pages hit two home runs with three RBI, two more runs scored on a Reds error and Betts also homered as the Dodgers won the opener, 7–0. Emmet Sheehan struckout 10 in seven innings while only allowing two hits and one walk. In the second game, Kershaw allowed only two hits and one run with six strikeouts in five innings while Ohtani and Miguel Rojas drove in runs, Smith homered and the Dodgers won 6–3. Kiké Hernández and Rushing each had two RBIs while Rushing homered and the Dodgers swept the series with a 5–1 win. Ohtani earned his first win as a Dodger, throwing nine strikeouts and allowing one run in five innings. The Dodgers pitching staff struck out 19 batters in the game, a franchise record. The Arizona Diamondbacks came to town next. Snell struckout eight in innings, but the offense struggled, only managing to get three hits against Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen and three relivers in a 3–0 loss. The Dodgers lost the second game, 6–1. A fielding error from Pages lead to one run scoring and Kirby Yates allowed a three-run home run to Ildemaro Vargas at the top of the ninth. In the next game, Yamamoto struck out 10 batters while allowing only four hits and one run in seven innings. Corbin Carroll hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning for the Diamondbacks to tie the game, but the Dodgers won 5–4 on a walk-off home run by Smith. SeptemberThe Dodgers went back on the road on September 2 to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Shohei Ohtani had three hits, including his 100th home run as a Dodger and two doubles, but the Pirates won the game 9–7. The Pirates shut out the Dodgers 3–0 the following day. The Pirates finished off a series sweep with a 5–3 victory in the finale. Paul Skenes allowed only two hits and one walk with eight strikeouts in six shutout innings. Next they traveled to Oriole Park at Camden Yards to play the Baltimore Orioles. Freddie Freeman hit a solo home run but Samuel Basallo's walk-off home run gave the Orioles a 2–1 win and sent the Dodgers to the fourth straight loss. The following day, Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 batters and took a no-hitter through innings before Jackson Holliday's home run ended his day with an MLB career high 112 pitches. Blake Treinen came in out of the bullpen, loaded the bases and walked in a run before Emmanuel Rivera drove in two on a single off Tanner Scott and the Orioles won 4–3 to extend the Dodgers losing streak. The road trip and the losing streak came to an end the next day, with a 5–2 Dodgers win. Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs in innings while striking out eight. Ohtani hit two home runs and Mookie Betts added one as well.On September 8, the Colorado Rockies came to Dodger Stadium for a three-game series. Tyler Glasnow struck out 11 batters in seven innings without allowing a hit and the Dodgers lost a chance at a combined no-hitter in the ninth when Scott allowed a leadoff single to Ryan Ritter. Betts and Freeman drove in the Dodgers' only runs in a 3–1 win. The next day, the Dodgers hit four home runs, two of which came from Teoscar Hernández, for a 7–2 victory. Emmet Sheehan had nine strikeouts and gave up only three hits in seven innings. The Dodgers finished off a sweep of the Rockies with a 9–0 shutout win. Blake Snell allowed only two hits and two walks while striking out 11 in six innings while Betts had four hits and five RBI in the game, including a grand slam in the eighth inning. The Dodgers traveled to Oracle Park to face the San Francisco Giants starting on September 12. In the series opener, Yamamoto struck out 10 in seven innings while allowing only one hit and Michael Conforto hit a solo home run in the seventh, but Scott blew another game, allowing a grand slam to Patrick Bailey in the bottom of the tenth, resulting in a 5–1 loss. The next day, Teoscar Hernández had two doubles and drove in three runs, Ohtani had three hits, including a home run, and the Dodgers won 13–7. The Dodgers took the series finale with a 10–2 rout of the Giants. Tyler Glasnow allowed three hits and one run in innings. Teoscar Hernández had four hits and Betts and Freeman each had three. Ohtani set a new Dodgers record with his 135th run scored of the season. The Dodgers returned home on September 15 to play the Philadelphia Phillies. Sheehan followed opener Anthony Banda and pitched and did not allow a hit until a Otto Kemp double in the seventh. Jack Dreyer replaced him and allowed a three-run homer to Weston Wilson which gave the Phillies their first lead after the Dodgers had led 4–1. After alternating home runs by Betts, Bryce Harper, and Andy Pages, the score was tied at five after regulation. However, Treinen allowed a double steal, followed by a sacrifice fly to J. T. Realmuto in the tenth, and the Dodgers lost 6–5. In the second game, Kiké Hernández had three RBI and Ohtani homered and pitched five scoreless, no-hit innings, becoming the first player in Dodgers history to record 50 home runs and 50 strikeouts in a single season. The Phillies scored six runs in the sixth inning, three of them on a Brandon Marsh homer. Treinen struggled again, allowing a three-run home run to Rafael Marchán in the ninth for a 9–6 defeat. The Dodgers won the series finale, 5–0. Freeman and Ohtani homered and Snell struck out 12 and only gave up two hits in seven innings. The final home series of the season was four-games against the Giants, starting on September 18. The Dodgers, as a team, struck out 14 batters, while walking 10, and only allowed one hit, in a 2–1 win to start it off. The next day, Kershaw, who announced that he would retire at the end of the season, made the final regular season home start of his career, striking out six in innings. Miguel Rojas homered in the fourth and Ohtani and Betts hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth as the Dodgers won, 6–3, clinching their 13th straight postseason appearance. The Dodgers hit four home runs in the third game of the series, a 7–5 win. However, the Dodgers were unable to sweep the series, losing the finale 3–1. Sheehan pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 10 while giving up only one hit. The Giants scored three runs in the eighth off Treinen and that was all they needed. On September 23, the Dodgers began a six-game road trip to close out the season. The first series was against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Ohtani struck out eight batters in six shutout innings, while Teoscar Hernández and Ben Rortvedt each homered, but the bullpen's struggles continued. The Diamondbacks scored three runs in the seventh inning and then Scott allowed two in the ninth, including a sacrifice fly to Geraldo Perdomo to walk off the Dodgers, 5–4. It was Scott's 10th blown save of the season. In the second game of the series, Snell allowed one run in six innings, Pages homered in the fourth, and the Dodgers jumped out to another early lead. The bullpen again blew the lead, allowing the Diamondbacks to score three runs in the eighth to tie it. The Dodgers managed to win this game, 5–4, thanks to an RBI hit by Tommy Edman in the 11th inning. In the finale, Yamamoto struck out seven in six scoreless innings, the Dodgers hit four home runs and they won 8–0. With the win, the Dodgers clinched their 4th consecutive National League West title and the 12th in 13 seasons. Next, the Dodgers traveled to T-Mobile Park to play the Seattle Mariners in the final series of the season.The Dodgers won the first game of the series, 3–2. Kiké Hernández hit a two-run home run in the game. In the next game, he had another three hits and two RBI while Rushing also homered in a 5–3 win. In the final game of the regular season, Kershaw pitched scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in his final MLB start, Ohtani broke his own franchise record with his 55th homerun and the Dodgers finished off a sweep of the Mariners with a 6–1 win. PostseasonPostseason rosters
Wild Card SeriesAfter finishing with the National League West title and the third seed in the playoffs, the Dodgers played the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium. Blake Snell started the first game of the series for the Dodgers. He struck out nine batters in seven innings, while allowing four hits, two walks, and two runs. Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández both homered twice in the game and Tommy Edman also homered in the 10–5 win. The five home runs by the Dodgers in the game matched a franchise post-season record set previously in Game 5 of the 2021 NLCS and Game 3 of the 2020 NLCS. The 2021 game was also the only other time the Dodgers had two teammates each hit two home runs in a post-season game. In the second game of the series, Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine in innings while allowing only two unearned runs. Mookie Betts had four hits, including three doubles, as the Dodgers won 8–4 to sweep the series.Division SeriesThe Dodgers faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the division series starting at Citizens Bank Park. In the opening game, the Phillies took an early 3–0 lead on a two-run triple by J.T. Realmuto and a sacrifice fly in the second. Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings, allowing only three runs while striking out nine. A two-run double by Kiké Hernández in the sixth and a three-run Teoscar Hernández home run the following inning gave the Dodgers a 5–3 lead, and they held on to win by that score with Roki Sasaki picking up his first professional save. The second game was a scoreless pitching duel through six innings as Blake Snell gave up only one hit and struck out nine while Jesús Luzardo matched him with a scoreless six. However, the Dodgers got to him in the seventh, scoring four runs, two on an RBI single by Will Smith. The Phillies came back, with one run in the eighth and then two in the ninth off Blake Treinen before Sasaki came in to retire the final batter with the tying run on third for a 4–3 win.The series moved to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 but Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggled for the Dodgers, pitching only four innings and allowing three runs, including a home run by Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber hit a second home run, in the eighth off Clayton Kershaw as the Phillies scored five runs that inning to break open the game. The Dodgers meanwhile were only able to get one run off starter Aaron Nola and Ranger Suárez, who worked five innings of relief to collect the win. The Phillies won 8–2 to prevent the series sweep. The following game was a pitchers duel between Tyler Glasnow and Cristopher Sánchez. Both teams scored a run in the seventh and then the game stayed 1–1 into extra innings. The Dodgers won the game when pinch runner Hyeseong Kim scored on a throwing error by Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering in the 11th inning. The 2–1 win clinched the series for the Dodgers. National League Championship SeriesThe Dodgers advanced to their second straight National League Championship Series, facing the Milwaukee Brewers, starting at American Family Field. In the opener, Blake Snell allowed only one hit while striking out 10 batters in eight innings. The Dodgers scored on a solo home run by Freddie Freeman in the sixth and a bases-loaded walk by Mookie Betts in the ninth. The Brewers got a run in the bottom of the ninth and then Blake Treinen struck out Brice Turang with the bases loaded for the Dodgers' 2–1 win. Jackson Chourio led off the second game with a solo home run on the first pitch thrown by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but Yamamoto settled down after that. He only allowed the one run on three hits and one walk while striking out seven in a complete game victory. Teoscar Hernández and Max Muncy homered for the Dodgers, who won 5–1 to win the second game of the series. Muncy's home run was the 14th postseason homer of his career, a new Dodgers franchise record and Yamamoto threw the first complete game in the postseason for the Dodgers since José Lima did it in the third game of the 2004 NLDS and the first for any MLB pitcher since Justin Verlander in Game 2 of the 2017 ALCS.The series moved to Dodger Stadium for the third game. Tyler Glasnow struck out eight in innings while allowing one run on three hits and three walks. Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a triple off Brewers' opener Aaron Ashby and then Betts drove him in with a double. Jacob Misiorowski struck out nine in five innings for the Brewers, but the Dodgers got two runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Tommy Edman and a throwing error by reliever Abner Uribe. The bullpens didn't allow any more runs, and the Dodgers moved to within one game of a series sweep with a 3–1 victory. In the next game, Ohtani started on the mound and pitched six scoreless innings with only two hits and three walks while striking out 10 batters. He also hit three home runs in the Dodgers 5–1 victory, winning the NLCS Most Valuable Player Award and sending the Dodgers to their second straight NL title. World SeriesThe Dodgers appeared in the World Series for the second straight year and the third time in the last six years. They faced the Toronto Blue Jays, the top seed in the American League. The series began at Rogers Centre as a result of the Blue Jays having one more win than the Dodgers during the regular season. In the opener, the Dodgers took an early 2–0 lead only for the Blue Jays to tie it up in the fourth on a two-run Daulton Varsho home run and then erupt for nine runs in the sixth. A pinch-hit grand slam by Addison Barger and a two-run homer by Alejandro Kirk were the key blows in that inning. Blake Snell struggled, allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks, in his five-plus innings. Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run home run in the seventh, but the Dodgers lost the game, 11–4. In the second game, Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed only one run on four hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in a complete game, 5–1 victory. Max Muncy and Will Smith each homered in the seventh inning, and Smith drove in three of the five runs in the game. Yamamoto was the first pitcher to throw multiple complete games in the same postseason since Madison Bumgarner in 2014 and the first to do it in back-to-back games since Curt Schilling in 2001.The series returned to Dodger Stadium for Game 3. Tyler Glasnow pitched innings, allowing four runs on five hits, and three walks. Teoscar Hernández homered in the second and had four hits in the game. Ohtani also had four hits, including two home runs and two doubles. The game went into extra innings tied at five and wound up going 18 innings before Freddie Freeman won it on a walk-off home run. Ohtani was intentionally walked four times in the game, a World Series record, and his nine times reaching base in the game was also a record. The 18 innings tied the World Series record, previously set by Game 3 of the 2018 World Series, also played at Dodger Stadium. However, the Blue Jays evened up the series again the next day with a 6–2 victory. A two-run home run by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the third off Ohtani and a four-run seventh were all they needed. Ohtani allowed four runs in six innings while striking out twice in three at-bats. In their final home game of the season, the Dodgers lost Game 5, 6–1. Davis Schneider and Guerrero homered back-to-back off Snell to start the game, and the Dodgers never recovered. Trey Yesavage struck out 12 and only gave up three hits and one run in seven innings. Yamamoto pitched again in Game 6 back in Toronto, allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts. The Dodgers got three runs in the third inning on an RBI double by Smith and then a two-run single by Mookie Betts. Glasnow came in for the ninth inning with the tying runs on second and third and managed to get out of the threat to preserve the 3–1 win and send the series to a seventh game. In Game 7, Ohtani started and gave up a three-run home run to Bo Bichette in the third inning to give the Blue Jays the early lead. The Dodgers scratched back with two runs on sacrifice flies in the fourth and sixth by Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman respectively. The Blue Jays got one more in the bottom of the sixth on a go-ahead RBI double by Andres Gimenez to extend the lead to 4–2. Max Muncy homered in the eighth and Miguel Rojas in the ninth to tie it up and send the game to extra innings. Yamamoto pitched innings one day after his Game 6 start. Will Smith hit a solo home run in the 11th inning to put the Dodgers ahead, and then after Guerrero doubled to lead off the bottom of the inning, the Dodgers turned a game and series-winning double play. Yamamoto was named the World Series Most Valuable Player Award after winning three games in the series. Yamamoto became the first pitcher to win three World Series games since Randy Johnson did it in 2001. StatisticsBattingStats in bold are the team leaders.
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Farm systemAfter the 2024 season, the Oklahoma City AAA franchise changed its name and branding to the Oklahoma City Comets, an homage to Oklahoma native Mickey Mantle's nickname, "the Commerce Comet", and to honor the city's ties to the aerospace industry.
Major League Baseball draftThe 2025 Draft was held July 13–14, 2025. The Dodgers had 21 picks in the draft. Their first round pick was dropped 10 spots by virtue of them surpassing the third luxury tax threshold. They also gained a competitive balance pick between the first and second rounds as part of their trading Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds. |