The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series title on Wednesday night by defeating the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium.

The Dodgers won the series 4-1. It was the organization’s first title since the COVID-shortened 2020 season and first full-season championship since 1988. The title was the eighth in Dodgers organizational history.

The Dodgers were built to win the World Series after acquiring Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in recent seasons, so the title wasn’t necessarily surprising. However, what was surprising was how the Dodgers won in Game 5.

The team overcame a five-run deficit by scoring five unearned runs in the fifth inning to tie the game at 5-5. After falling behind 6-5, the Dodgers scored two more runs in the top of the eighth inning to eventually reach the final score of 7-6.

It was a truly historic comeback, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

The greatest comeback in a decisive World Series victory was in Game 7 of 1925, when the Pirates trailed by 4 (h/t @EliasSports)

the Dodgers are down by 5. they are now tied

The Dodgers’ five-run comeback is now the largest in a deciding game in World Series history. While trailing 6-5, the Dodgers tied the game on a Gavin Lux sacrifice fly. They finally got the winning run on a sac fly by Mookie Betts.

Betts now has three World Series titles, making him the leader among active players.

THE Dodgers went 98-64 in the regular season.

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