Freddie Freeman #5, Mookie Betts #50, Shohei Ohtani #17, and manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers stand before Game Three of the Division Series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on October 08,

Walker Buehler, who in August was considered a long-shot to even make the postseason roster, closed out the final inning of the World Series with a pair of strikeouts. Go figure.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are your 2024 World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in five games in the World Series. Los Angeles didn't get to the top of the mountain by accident, though.

After being down five runs, the Dodgers moved into World Series-winning position, and it was almost entirely thanks to the Yankees. Blake Treinen threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to push the lead into the ninth, and then Walker Buehler, the Dodgers' likely Game 7 starter, finished a game that should make Yankees fans vomit for years to come.

There was a lot of hype and speculation on Shohei Ohtani's potential impact on the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2024 season when he was signed for a 10-year contract worth $700M.