TORONTO — Randy Johnson stared into the eyes of Christy Mathewson. This was in late July, in the plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Johnson was studying the likeness of a pitcher who once overtook autumn the way he did, about a century earlier.

Fox broadcaster Tom Brady mentioned Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Sunday while he was calling the Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions game.

Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series Most Valuable Player on Saturday, just minutes after Los Angeles completed a comeback Game 7 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays. In the process,

One day after pitching 6 innings in Game 6, Yamamoto delivered the final 2 2/3 innings to secure L.A.'s second straight title.

The Dodgers World Series MVP shared the win with his family on the field in an emotional scene following one the greatest performances in sports history.

Where there was a Will, there was a way. The Dodgers, buried in an early hole Saturday night, displayed one kind of will in recovering to catch the Blue Jays in the late innings. And then in the 11th inning there was another.