Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable, breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. This week we're going to tackle the Dodgers and whether this year's World Series title makes them a dynasty.

Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia on Friday revealed the heartbreaking reason for missing the World Series against the Blue Jays.

Younger viewers grew notably, with fans 17 and younger up 11% year over year, making this the most-watched series for that age group since 2017. MLB Network’s on-site shows also posted gains, with “MLB Central” up 36%, “Intentional Talk” up 34% and “MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show” up 44% from 2024.

Game 7 of the World Series averaged 51 million viewers combined across the United States, Canada and Japan, making it the most-watched MLB game globally in 34 years, the league announced Wednesday. Spanning back nearly three-and-a-half decades was Game 7 of the 1991 World Series,

Winning the World Series is the dream every baseball team chases, although only a few could turn that dream into reality. After the Dodgers claimed their ninth championship in 2025, they joined the Red Sox and A’s in a tie for third all-time.

Los Angeles sealed a 5-4 win in extras after Yamamoto cleaned up Blake Snell ’s ninth-inning mess and then stacked 2.2 scoreless relief innings to close the door. His full body of work was absurd – 17 2/3 innings, only two runs allowed, a 1.20 ERA, and 14 strikeouts – crowning him the 2025 World Series MVP.

The dust has barely settled on the 2025 World Series, but it's a 24/7 world so we're already looking ahead to 2026.

Following a historic collapse in 2025 that saw the New York Mets go from the best team in baseball in June to out of the playoffs by October, the team is expected to address the starting rotation, which was at least partially responsible for its shortcomings this past season.

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