The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees to win the 2024 World Series.

The Dodgers won game five to clinch the title, with a final score of 7–6 on the Yankees’ home field at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. This marks their eighth World Series championship.

It is the first World Series victory for the Dodgers star pitcher, Shohei Ohtani. Meanwhile, the team made history by becoming the first to claim professional baseball’s top title after being behind by five or more runs.

‘We’re obviously resilient, but there’s so much love in this clubhouse that won this game today,’ Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts said after Wednesday’s confrontation: according to MLB.com. “That’s it. It was love. It was grit. It was just a beautiful thing. I’m just proud of us, and I’m just happy for us.”

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While Los Angeles crossed its fingers hoping for the best, the Yankees — back in the World Series for the first time since 2009 — proved no match for their West Coast rivals, including the Dodgers. Freddie Vrijmanwho was named MVP of the Series. Freeman, 35, hit four home runs through his team’s first four games against the Yankees and drove in 12 runs in five games, tying a former Yankee World Series record. Bobby Richardson around 1960.

“This is it,” Freeman said in an on-court postgame interview. “I’m telling you, I wouldn’t be here tonight without the support of everyone in (Dodgers) shirts.”

Downplaying his individual accolade, he pointed to the Dodgers’ collective trophy and said, “That’s what it’s about!”

“Every spring training is our goal,” Freeman added about winning the Series. “And to make that happen, with this group of guys, I couldn’t ask for a better year. Holy cow.”

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For the first ball of the evening, Freeman’s wife, Chelseatook to Instagram and posted a photo of themselves with their son, Charlie, 8, in the stands. In another photo, she showed off the back of her black leather jacket, which was decorated with images of her husband and the word “Freeman” in bright Dodger blue. “Game 5! Let’s go,” she captioned the post.

The ballplayer has been a standout from the very beginning of the World Series. During the first Dodgers-Yankees game on Friday, October 25, he hit a grand slam to win the game. After the walk-off grand slam, Freeman ran to Chelsea and they embraced for a sweet moment at the edge of the pitch.

It was a highlight in the couple’s lives after a tough year, including their three-year-old son Max’s health battle. In July, Chelsea rushed Max to the hospital after he could no longer stand or walk. He was eventually diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. (Freeman and Chelsea are also parents to Brandon, 3.)

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Weeks before the Dodgers played in the Fall Classic, Freeman opened up about the couple’s “trying” year.

“Every day it’s a mental grind,” he said The New York Times. “I’m mentally exhausted. It’s not just (Max) getting better. There is so much more to something like this. I could tell you I need more than three days. I could probably tell you that it will take me the rest of my life to (reset).”