A ninth inning with several turning points
Miguel Rojas’s tying home run, the play at home, and Andy Pages’s catch form a sequence in which the game repeatedly changes direction.
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2025 World Series · Game 7
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A game of late reversals, defensive escapes, and an extra-inning championship finish.
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The greatest World Series game of all time.
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A game of late reversals, defensive escapes, and an extra-inning championship finish.
An extra-inning finish
Will Smith’s home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s relief work belong to the championship ending. The game page links the individual plays and players back to the complete event.
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