Los Angeles — In front of a roaring crowd at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers won their eighth World Series championship Thursday night, defeating the New York Yankees 4-2 in Game 7 of a series that featured historic performances on both sides.

Shohei Ohtani, playing in his first World Series, delivered a walk-off RBI double in the ninth inning to secure the title, sending the city of Los Angeles into euphoric celebration that lasted into the early hours of Friday morning.