Mookie Betts stands alone after winning another World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers became the first back-to-back champions since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees by rallying to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays in an epic Game 7. Betts concluded a quiet postseason by drawing two walks in a 5-4 win that lasted 11 innings at the Rogers Centre.

Saturday’s instant classic gives Betts more hardware than any of his current peers. The 33-year-old became the only active player with four World Series wins.

MLB.com’s Sonja Chen noted before the World Series that Betts would become the first four-time champion since pitcher Javier López, who retired in 2016, won his fourth World Classic in 2014. Betts joined López, Mike Timlin and Gene Tenace as four of the 19 four-time champions in the division era who didn’t win any of their rings with the Yankees.

Betts first hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy with the Boston Red Sox in 2018 after an MVP campaign. He ended his first season in Los Angeles with a 2020 title before steering the Dodgers to consecutive championships.

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The seven-time Silver Slugger didn’t hit a single home run this postseason, but the shortstop made the final outs by turning a double play on a Alejandro Kirk groundout. Despite all of his October and November experience, Betts admitted in a post-game MLB Network interview that he still felt tense as Yoshinobu Yamamoto closed the unforgettable game.

“That’s probably the most nervous I’ve ever been on a baseball field,” Betts said. “I’ve just, I’ve never done it. I’ve never been in Game 7 of a World Series. I mean, literally, I was talking to myself that whole (inning). As Yoshi was throwing the ball, I was talking to myself like, ‘Be nasty.’”

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About the Author

Red Sox Icon Mookie Betts Makes History In Dodgers' World Series Win

Andrew Gould

Editorial Writer

Long-time sports writer and fantasy baseball aficionado. New York/New Jersey native who promises not to bring up David Tyree too often.

Featured image via Oct 31, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) celebrates after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre.