Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series Most Valuable Player on Saturday, just minutes after Los Angeles completed a comeback Game 7 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays . In the process, the Dodgers both overcame a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven set, and became the first team since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees to repeat as Fall Classic winners.

Yamamoto's performance was integral to the Dodgers' victory. He appeared three times in the seven games, starting Games 2 and 6 and then pitching out of the bullpen in Game 7 and closing out the victory. Manager Dave Roberts had initially ruled out Yamamoto from Game 7 consideration after Yamamoto threw 96 pitches on Friday night. Yet Yamamoto, the same mad hatter who had begun to warm on short rest during the

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