The power-hitting DH is staying with the Phillies on a new five-year, $150 million deal that sends the handful of teams pursuing him scrambling to contingency plans.
Shohei Ohtani became just the second player to win a fourth MVP award, and Aaron Judge edged Cal Raleigh in a tightly contested race to earn the honor for a third time.
Los Angeles tied the deciding game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning and went on to win in the 11th, becoming baseball’s first repeat champion since 2000.
Los Angeles survived a chaotic ninth inning of Game 6 that featured two unforgettable plays. The Fall Classic comes down to a winner-take-all finale Saturday.
The mighty defending champions are slumping at the worst possible time, and Toronto is one win from a championship after a 6-1 win Wednesday night in Game 5.