Dodgers snatch historic title in 11-inning thriller
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TORONTO — In a World Series for the ages, catcher Will Smith delivered the biggest swing of all for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Smith connected in the 11th for the first extra-inning homer in a winner-takes-all title game, and Miguel Rojas became the first player to hit a tying home run in the ninth inning of a Game 7. On a roller coaster night of swinging emotions, the Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Saturday to become the first repeat champion in a quarter of a century. "You dream of those moments," Smith said after the four-hour, seven-minute thriller. "I'll remember that forever." In the type of back-and-forth Game 7 that kids dream about in backyards, the Blue Jays led 3-0 on...