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World Series Game 7 pulls in nearly 26 million viewers on Fox

In a thrilling Game 7 showdown that had nearly 26 million viewers glued to their screens, the Dodgers became the first team in 25 years to snag back-to-back titles, proving that even in baseball, history has a way of repeating itself—especially when Shohei Ohtani is in the mix.
World Series Game 7 pulls in nearly 26 million viewers on Fox epa12498705 Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C) holds up his 2025 World Series MVP trophy award after they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB World Series game seven in Toronto, Canada, 01 November 2025. EPA/EDUARDO LIMA

The Dodgers were the first team in a quarter-century to win back-to-back titles on Saturday as they capped what pundits have declared one of the greatest-ever World Series.

The decisive Game 7 averaged 25.98 million viewers, as a reliable stable of stars like Japan's Shohei Ohtani bolstered the international appeal of the Canadian-American clash.

It was the first time since the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros six years ago that the annual Fall Classic reached a full seven games.

(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; editing by Mark Heinrich)

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