The 2026 season begins with momentum on baseball’s side, especially because of how spectacularly the last one ended. The glow from World Series Game 7 burns bright even four months later.
It is the only baseball game ever played with three of the 12 most clutch plays in history, as defined by championship win probability added: the game-ending double play hit into by the Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk with the tying run at third base (No. 4) and the home runs by the Dodgers’ Will Smith in the 11th inning (No. 5) and Miguel Rojas in the ninth (No. 12).
