The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers made history by successfully defending their World Series title, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 4–3 in the 2025 World Series to capture their ninth championship—marking the franchise's first-ever repeat and the first in MLB since the 1998–2000 New York Yankees. The season began uniquely in Tokyo, Japan, where the Dodgers became the first defending champion to start 8–0, surpassing the 1933 Yankees' record, and they went on to clinch their 13th straight postseason berth and fourth consecutive NL West title. In the playoffs, they swept the Cincinnati Reds, beat the Philadelphia Phillies in four games, and swept the Milwaukee Brewers to win the NLCS, setting up a thrilling seven-game World Series. In Game 7, they became the first team ever to rally from behind in the ninth inning of a winner-take-all World Series game on the road, winning 5–4 in 11 innings, and were just the ninth team to win Games 6 and 7 on the road. The team also drew a league-leading average attendance of 49,536, surpassing 4 million in home attendance for the first time in franchise history. The season was also marked by Clayton Kershaw's retirement announcement on September 18, and a busy offseason that saw key free agents depart and Gavin Lux traded to the Reds.