Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney Speechless: Dodgers Repeat as World Series Champs in Dramatic Game 7
Nov 2, 2025
Eduardo Perez, a former major-league player and current baseball analyst, joins to analyze the thrilling Game 7 where the Dodgers triumphed over the Blue Jays. They dive into pivotal moments like Miguel Rojas' game-tying homer and Will Smith’s go-ahead shot in the 11th inning. The discussion highlights the tension during the Blue Jays' late rally and Yoshinobu Yamamoto's exceptional relief performance. They debate whether this championship team can be compared to the legendary Yankee dynasty of the late '90s, making for a captivating baseball discussion.
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Early Big Hits Predict Game Outcomes
- Early control in World Series games strongly predicts victory, as teams hitting three-run homers win most of the time.
- Buster cited Sarah Langs' research that teams with at least a three-run homer win roughly 85% of those World Series games.
Miguel Rojas’ Unlikely Heroics
- Miguel Rojas, a 37-year-old Dodger, tied Game 7 with a ninth-inning solo home run off Jeff Hoffman.
- Rojas said he was thinking simple and aimed to hit the fastball up the middle but received a slider and hit his first homer vs. a right-hander all season.
Will Smith’s Historic 11th-Inning Blast
- Will Smith hit the first extra-inning home run in a winner-take-all World Series game to put the Dodgers ahead in the 11th.
- Smith described the series as a fight between two great teams and said the homer provided the run they needed.