Los Angeles celebrated its second consecutive World Series championship with a massive parade that unleashed euphoria among a sea of fans who flooded the streets in blue and white to celebrate the victory with the team. Thousands of fans of the Los Angeles baseball team gathered in the heart of the metropolis from the early morning hours to witness the victory caravan and cheer the arrival of the stars. The magnitude of the celebration was already felt at the metro stations, packed with a blue wave of Dodgers fans dressed in the official supporter attire: the characteristic cap with the city's initials, L.A., and the white shirt with the club's logo. When the open-top buses with the team drove by, the crowd roared with anticipation. The fans were singing and waiting, and their excitement reached a peak when the first buses with the players arrived. Among the crowd were Rocío and her husband Jerano, who were waiting for the team's biggest star, Japanese player Shohei Ohtani. Flags were waving, people were taking photos to immortalize the moment, while the Dodgers headed to the stadium to continue the celebration. 'See you next year, same day, same time,' a fan shouted, drawing a smile from the hopeful crowd, who dream of what many consider impossible in modern baseball: a historic three-peat. The Los Angeles Dodgers were crowned champions of the 2025 World Series after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 in a hard-fought series, with a decisive victory in the seventh game confirming their back-to-back championship. Fan Daniel, who had been celebrating the team's victory since Saturday night, said, 'They didn't know where to go either, so I told them I would follow them, and in the meantime, we had a few beers.' Another fan, Joe, carried a team flag that 'was not going to be lowered all day,' as a self-imposed promise of his devotion to the back-to-back championship. 'To be honest, I thought we weren't going to win,' he admitted. 'There is no other team like them, they are the best,' fans told EFE. After several buses with the coaching staff passed by, the most awaited player arrived. The bus carrying Ohtani approached and unleashed a wave of euphoric cheers, to which the Japanese player responded by spreading his arms towards the crowd, as if wanting to wrap thousands of fans in a collective hug. Ovations for Yoshinobu Yamamoto were also not far behind, with fans chanting 'MVP, MVP!' as he passed through the city streets. The Dodgers' fan base is heavily influenced by the Latino community due to the close cultural ties with baseball, a sport that reigns supreme in countries like the Dominican Republic or Mexico, and was legendary cemented in Los Angeles with the arrival of legendary pitcher Fernando 'El Toro' Valenzuela in 1981. The bus parade concluded, but the fans remained on the streets for a while longer to savor the victory. It was difficult to leave the metro stations, which are not accustomed to such a large volume of people in a city where the car has become the predominant mode of transportation. Some, not knowing where to get off, were carried by the flow of t-shirts, caps, and the shared championship spirit that guided the way to the celebration.
