Will Smith hit the Dodgers’ go-ahead home run in the 11th inning of 2025 World Series Game 7.
Smith’s two-out homer came off Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber and gave Los Angeles a 5–4 lead. The Dodgers held that advantage in the bottom of the inning to win the championship in one of the most dramatic World Series finales ever played.
The blast was historically unusual because it was the first extra-inning home run in a winner-take-all World Series game. Smith, a homegrown Dodgers catcher, also caught every inning of the series, including the 18-inning marathon in Game 3 and the 11-inning deciding game.
The moment is sometimes confused with Miguel Rojas’ ninth-inning homer in the same contest. Rojas’ solo shot tied the game and kept Los Angeles alive; Smith’s later homer supplied the first Dodgers lead of the night. The victory made Los Angeles the first repeat World Series champion since the 1998–2000 New York Yankees.