Each MLB season brings us thrilling and unforgettable games, and the 2025 campaign delivered some amazing contests. From wild comebacks in April to one of the greatest games in World Series history, MLB Network ranked the top 10 games of the year.
Here’s a look at each of them, as well as some honorable mentions:
1. A game for the ages: World Series Game 7, Nov. 1
Early on, it looked as though Toronto would win its first World Series title since 1993, after Bo Bichette launched a three-run homer to dead-center field off two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani in the third inning to give the Jays a 3-0 lead over the defending champs.
But the Dodgers stayed close, and entering the ninth inning, they trailed by one run. With one out, Miguel Rojas, who had hit 18 home runs over the previous three seasons with L.A., lifted a game-tying homer over the wall in left field.
With the game tied and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth for Toronto, Andy Pages made the catch of his life in left-center field, a running grab of a drive hit by Ernie Clement that would have won it for the Blue Jays. With the ball arcing over left fielder Kiké Hernández’s head, Pages seemingly came out of nowhere to make the breathtaking play.
In the 11th inning, Dodgers catcher Will Smith launched a go-ahead homer that proved to be the difference in an all-time classic. Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a day after throwing six strong innings in Game 6, came on to pitch 2 2/3 innings of relief and closed out the Blue Jays on a game-ending 6-3 double play.
2. A historic marathon, a monumental finish: World Series Game 3, Oct. 27
There’s something about Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium. Game 3 of the 2025 World Series was historic, tying Game 3 of the 2018 World Series between the Dodgers and Red Sox at Chavez Ravine as the longest in World Series history.
The 18-inning marathon, which featured two home runs from Ohtani, as well as a three-run shot by Alejandro Kirk, was tied at five entering the 10th. Little did anyone know that each side’s bullpen would hold the opposing lineup scoreless until the bottom of the 18th, when Freddie Freeman — who launched a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 Fall Classic — connected for a walk-off homer to center field.
The epic contest lasted six hours and 39 minutes, ending 10 minutes before midnight in Los Angeles.
3. A 15-inning walk-off victory sends M’s to ALCS: ALDS Game 5, Oct. 10
It was an unforgettable Game 5 to decide whether the Mariners or Tigers would advance to the ALCS. Tarik Skubal and George Kirby were locked in a pitchers’ duel in a contest that eventually reached extra innings tied, 2-2.
It then became a battle of bullpens, and each side was up to the task, shutting down the other until the bottom of the 15th. Not that there weren’t some scares, though — each club had a runner or runners in scoring position three times but was unable to break through with a run.
Finally, in the bottom of the 15th, the Mariners — who had been waiting 24 years for this moment (what’s another 15 innings, right?) — got a bases-loaded walk-off single from Jorge Polanco to send Seattle to its first ALCS since 2001.
4. A wild one in the desert: Dodgers at D-backs, May 9
After the Dodgers jumped out to an 8-3 lead at Chase Field thanks to a five-run third inning, the D-backs clawed their way back into the game with one in the fourth and four in the fifth.
But that was just the start of the win probability rollercoaster. Arizona tacked on another run in the sixth and two more in the eighth, taking an 11-8 lead into the top of the ninth.
That’s when the defending World Series champs erupted again, putting up six runs, including three on a dramatic go-ahead shot by Ohtani. Los Angeles prevailed, 14-11, in one of the wildest games of the season.
5. Rox make history by coming all the way back: Pirates at Rockies, Aug. 1
Coors Field has a reputation for being a hitter’s paradise. So a nine-run first inning by the Pirates on this day, while certainly raising eyebrows, wasn’t too much of a shocker.
What was a shocker? The Rockies won this game.
For the first time in 19 years, a team fell behind by nine or more runs in the first inning and eventually came all the way back to win it. Colorado chipped away at the massive early deficit by scoring one in the first, three in the third, two in the fourth, four in the fifth and two in the eighth.
The Bucs didn’t stop after their big opening frame, scoring three runs in the fourth, three more in the fifth and one in the sixth.
Trailing, 16-12, with three outs to go, the Rockies did the unthinkable. With one out, Hunter Goodman hit a solo home run, which was followed by a Jordan Beck walk, an RBI triple by Warming Bernabel, an RBI single by Thairo Estrada and then the most memorable swing of the night, which resulted in a two-run walk-off homer by Brenton Doyle.
6. Down but never out: Marlins stun Yanks, Aug. 1
The Bronx Bombers flexed their muscle with home runs from Giancarlo Stanton, Trent Grisham and Anthony Volpe, but Miami responded with homers from Javier Sanoja and Kyle Stowers — Stowers’ blast was a grand slam as part of a six-run seventh inning.
With New York leading, 12-10, in the bottom of the ninth, Sanoja singled with one out and moved to second when Jakob Marsee walked. The next batter, Xavier Edwards, singled to right and, thanks to an error by right fielder José Caballero, reached third base as two runs scored to tie the game.
Agustín Ramírez then dribbled a ball out in front of the plate and Edwards scored the winning run before catcher Austin Wells could pick up the ball and get back to tag him. It was the 27th comeback win of the season for the never-say-die Marlins, as well as the first Yankees road loss when scoring at least 12 runs in a game since 1940.
7. Tigers outlast Red Sox in the Motor City, May 13
In an 11-inning see-saw battle at Comerica Park, the Tigers and Red Sox matched each other punch-for-punch through nine innings. With the score tied, 6-6, each team scored a run in the 10th to push the bout to the 11th.
That’s when Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell belted a two-run homer to put Boston ahead. But Detroit was undeterred, and in the bottom of the 11th, Javier Báez launched his second three-run homer of the game — a walk-off shot to lift the Tigers to a hard-fought victory.
8. An All-Star first: Schwarber wins it for NL in swing-off, July 15
Thanks to a two-run double from Ketel Marte off Skubal in the first inning and homers from Pete Alonso and Corbin Carroll in the sixth, the NL jumped out to a 6-0 lead at Truist Park in the 95th Midsummer Classic.
But the AL mounted a late comeback bid with a four-run seventh, which included a three-run homer by Brent Rooker. In the top of the ninth, Bobby Witt Jr. delivered an RBI double and two batters later, Steven Kwan singled Witt home to tie the game.
A tie at the end of nine innings triggered the new tiebreaker method for All-Star Games, and the first All-Star swing-off was on. Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber went 3-for-3 during his turn, sending the NL to a historic win.
9. An unhinged slugfest at Wrigley: D-backs at Cubs, April 18
This game began as normally as any other. By the seventh inning, Chicago led, 2-1. Then everything went off the rails. The Cubs scored five runs in the seventh to open up a 7-1 advantage. Case closed, right?
Not so much — Arizona answered with 10 runs of their own in the eighth to take an 11-7 lead. But the Cubs weren’t about to let this one slip away, scoring six times in the bottom of the eighth to retake the lead, 13-11.
That ended up being the final score in one of the wildest games the Friendly Confines have seen in recent years. It marked the first time in 113 years that the Cubs won a game despite their opponent scoring 10 runs in one inning.
10. From imminent no-no to loss in minutes: Dodgers at Orioles, Sept. 6
Yamamoto had a phenomenal 2025. He was an All-Star and an NL Cy Young Award finalist. He was later named MVP of the World Series, in which his Dodgers won their second consecutive title.
The Dodgers held a 3-0 lead and Yamamoto had not yielded a hit as he went back to the Camden Yards mound in the bottom of the ninth. He retired the first two batters he faced, putting him on the verge of history.
But Jackson Holliday launched a homer to right field to break up the no-no bid and the shutout with one swing. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts then went to his bullpen, but reliever Blake Treinen loaded the bases and walked in a run. Roberts then turned to Tanner Scott, who surrendered a walk-off two-run single to Emmanuel Rivera.
It all happened on the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. setting the all-time consecutive games played record.
Yamamoto was so close, yet so far away.
Dodgers at Cubs, April 22: Cubs win another slugfest at Wrigley, this time over the Dodgers on an Ian Happ walk-off single in the 10th.
D-backs at Braves, June 5: A seven-run ninth inning leads to an epic comeback win for Arizona at Truist Park (after having a 0.1% win probability!).
