TORONTO — Randy Johnson stared into the eyes of Christy Mathewson. This was in late July, in the plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Johnson was studying the likeness of a pitcher who once overtook autumn the way he did, about a century earlier.

Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series Most Valuable Player on Saturday, just minutes after Los Angeles completed a comeback Game 7 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays. In the process,

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named MVP of the 2025 World Series after a historic postseason with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Miguel Rojas and Yoshinobu Yamamoto helped the Los Angeles Dodgers complete an improbable comeback in a winner-take-all Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays to repeat as World Series champions.

After a complete game in Game 2 and a six-inning showing in Game 6, Yamamoto pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings to secure the Dodgers' second straight championship.

As collectors scramble to acquire the World Series MVP's rookie cards, the very best one is still waiting to be pulled.