{"url":"https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-06/dodgers-world-series-celebration-blue-jays","title":"Dodgers' wild first hours after World Series win over Blue Jays","domain":"latimes.com","imageUrl":"https://images.pexels.com/photos/35827116/pexels-photo-35827116.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940","pexelsSearchTerm":"Dodgers World Series celebration","category":"Sports","language":"en","slug":"21d00470","id":"21d00470-6f04-4f4e-ba25-d260f6eff22a","description":"Dodgers players celebrated their World Series win over the Blue Jays with clubhouse champagne, a hotel party, and a singing bus ride to the plane.","summary":"## TL;DR\n- Dodgers players celebrated their World Series win over the Blue Jays with clubhouse champagne, a hotel party, and a singing bus ride to the plane.\n- Game 7 ended at 12:17 a.m. in Toronto after an 11-inning 5-4 victory, with flights delayed until noon.\n- The group savored family time and travel joy before hoping to win a title at home someday.\n\n## The story at a glance\nThe Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings of Game 7 at Rogers Centre to claim their second straight World Series title. Columnist Bill Shaikin details the players' first hours of celebration, from field trophy lifts to a hotel ballroom party past 2 a.m. and a musical bus ride home. This look back comes as the teams meet again in Toronto this week.[[1]](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-06/dodgers-world-series-celebration-blue-jays)\n\n## Key points\n- Dodgers collected the trophy on the field, sprayed champagne and beer in the clubhouse, then reunited with families before showering.\n- **Max Muncy** hosted a hotel party with food and drinks that ran until around 5 a.m. for some like **Miguel Rojas**, who skipped sleep.\n- **Freddie Freeman** left the party early with his tired kids after about 1.5 hours.\n- On the noon flight home, players passed the trophy for photos while \"We Are the Champions\" looped for hours.\n- Bus ride featured **Rojas** on the mic singing stadium taunts like \"OK, Blue Jays\" and joking he felt like **Kevin Hart**.\n- Manager **Dave Roberts** pushed back flights; **Yoshinobu Yamamoto** hoisted the World Series MVP trophy.\n- Players like **Muncy** noted the fun despite late-night limits in Toronto; they have yet to win a title at Dodger Stadium.[[1]](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-06/dodgers-world-series-celebration-blue-jays)\n\n## Details and context\nGame 7 capped a tight series, with **Rojas** tying it in the ninth on a home run, **Will Smith** winning it in the 11th, and **Mookie Betts** ending it on a double play. This repeat championship made the Dodgers the first back-to-back winners since the late-1990s Yankees.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_World_Series)[[3]](https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401809303/dodgers-blue-jays)\n\nCelebrations stayed low-key due to the hour and location - nothing open late - but included families throughout. The plane ride turned routine travel into a highlight, with the trophy making rounds amid music.[[1]](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-06/dodgers-world-series-celebration-blue-jays)\n\n## Key quotes\n- **Max Muncy**: “By the time you get done celebrating, there is nowhere that is still open. … It was all a lot of fun. Traveling isn’t always something that is fun, but in that scenario, it was something that everyone really enjoyed.”[[1]](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-06/dodgers-world-series-celebration-blue-jays)\n- **Miguel Rojas**: “There’s this song they were playing at the stadium in the seventh inning — I think it goes, ‘Oh yay, Blue Jays,’ something like that. … Every time I go up there, I feel like I’m Kevin Hart.”[[1]](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-06/dodgers-world-series-celebration-blue-jays)\n- **Freddie Freeman**: “My favorite part was the bus ride going to the plane. … Miguel is on the mic. Every song he played, he seemed to know the words, or he made up words.”[[1]](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-06/dodgers-world-series-celebration-blue-jays)\n\n## Why it matters\nThe Dodgers' back-to-back titles build their case as a modern dynasty in a tough sport. Fans get a glimpse of the raw joy behind championships, even on the road in a rival city. Watch this week's rematch in Toronto for any lingering series tension.","hashtags":["#mlb","#dodgers","#worldseries","#baseball","#toronto","#bluejays"],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-06/dodgers-world-series-celebration-blue-jays","title":"Original article"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_World_Series","title":""},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401809303/dodgers-blue-jays","title":""}],"viewCount":2,"publishedAt":"2026-04-06T21:51:04.901Z"}