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.

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched on 0 days rest, as a Toronto Blue Jays star calls it 'freaky.'

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,

As collectors scramble to acquire the World Series MVP's rookie cards, the very best one is still waiting to be pulled.

Yamamoto in his two years in Los Angeles is already tied for the most World Series wins in Dodgers history with four, along with Johnny Podres and Sandy Koufax, who in Games 7 closed out championships 70 and 60 years ago, respectively. Yamamoto to date has only pitched in four World Series games, three of them starts.

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.