epa12498705 Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C) holds up his 2025 World Series MVP trophy award after they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB World Series game seven in Toronto, Canada, 01 November 2025. EPA/EDUARDO LIMA 
The Dodgers were the first team in a quarter-century to win back-to-back titles on Saturday as they capped what pundits have declared one of the greatest-ever World Series.
The decisive Game 7 averaged 25.98 million viewers, as a reliable stable of stars like Japan's Shohei Ohtani bolstered the international appeal of the Canadian-American clash.
It was the first time since the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros six years ago that the annual Fall Classic reached a full seven games.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; editing by Mark Heinrich)