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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named Most Valuable Player of the World Series on Saturday. Yamamoto pitched the final 2.2 innings of Game 7 without allowing a run on Saturday after starting Game 6 on Friday and pitching six innings and allowing only one run in the Dodgers' eventual 3-1 win. More news: Dodgers, Blue Jays Benches Clear in Game 7 of the World Series The Dodgers' $325 million pitcher received the award on a stage with commissioner Rob Manfred, manager Dave Roberts, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Brandon Gomes, and chairman Mark Walter. The Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings, becoming the first back-to-back World Series winners since the New York Yankees in 1999 and 2000. "Yama's the goat," an enthusiastic Roberts said on the stage. More news: Why Did the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Get Extra Time to Warm Up in Game 7? Yamamoto also started Game 2 of the series and tossed a complete game — a rarity for the postseason — and allowed only one run in the Dodgers' 5-1 victory. Yamamoto was the winning pitcher in three of the Dodgers' four wins in the World Series. "I did everything I was supposed to do, and I was so happy I was able to win this with this team," Yamamoto said through his interpreter after receiving the award. More to come on this story from Newsweek Sports.
