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Jubilant Los Angeles Dodgers stars are set to parade their second consecutive World Series title in front of their adoring fans on Monday after returning home to California.
The Dodgers sealed back-to-back championships in Toronto on Saturday night following a dramatic Game 7 victory over the Blue Jays, who were denied their first World Series triumph for 32 years in astonishing fashion.
Miguel Rojas' game-saving home run at the top of the ninth inning, another remarkable pitching display by World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a stunning Will Smith home run in the bottom of the 11th ensured LA retained their crown on a night for the ages in Canada.
Dave Roberts' players partied the night away in the locker room after winning a second straight title, with the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw and Kike Hernandez whacking on their ski goggles and spraying themselves in champagne.
Now the Dodgers are set to celebrate their latest championship back home in LA, where thousands of joyous fans are lining the streets for Monday's victory parade.
The parade is set to take place in downtown Los Angeles, with players expected to travel along the route in double-decker buses.
Dodgers stars are set to parade their second straight World Series title in front of their fans
Los Angeles retained the championship after an enthralling Game 7 battle with Toronto
Thousands of Dodgers fans are lining the streets to celebrate their victory over the Blue Jays
It is slated to get underway at around 11am local time (2pm ET) and will last around 45 minutes.
Players will leave Dodger Stadium at 10:45am and make their way to downtown LA, starting at North Broadway and West Temple Street before going west on Temple and then turning onto Grand and head south.
At 7th street they will then head west to South Figueroa Street, before the buses head north to West 5th Street, where the parade ends.
Once it's over, Dodgers players are scheduled to go back to Dodger Stadium for a ticketed celebration which begins at 12:15pm. All of the tickets are said to have sold out within an hour.
Fans started lining the streets hours before their Dodgers heroes embark on the parade, ensuring they will have the best possible view when the buses make their way through.
Many of them did so waving Dodgers flags and holding up their own celebratory banners, with some of them mocking Toronto after their collapse on Saturday night.
'The Jays had wings, the Dodgers got rings!' one of the signs read.
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, and the score locked at 4-4, the Blue Jays needed just one run to topple the Dodgers and land their first championship since 1993 in front of their own fans at the Rogers Centre.
Some are even scaling traffic lights as they look to grab the best view of the parade on Monday
They are in party mode after watching the team clinch back-to-back titles at the weekend
The parade is set to take place in downtown LA from around 11am local time on Monday
Players will leave Dodger Stadium at 10:45am and ride past their adoring fans with the trophy
Dodgers fans took to the streets armed with flags and banners in celebration of their triumph
Some of their signs poked fun at the Blue Jays, who missed out on a first title for 32 years
Other fans held up huge images of their favorite players' heads on sticks at the parade
One supporter could be seen holding aloft an inflatable alien dressed in Dodgers colors
Another fan held up a sign that he dedicated to World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
It will be a day to remember for the Dodgers faithful as they toast their second straight title
Yet much to the despair of the home crowd, a crazy catch by Dodgers outfielder Andy Page - who took out teammate Kike Hernandez in the process - sent Game 7 to extra innings, where the visitors ultimately prevailed.
Toronto also had the chance to wrap up the title in Game 6, only for a huge gaffe at the death by Addison Barger to send the series to a decider.
And for the Dodgers, the rest is history.
Once their partying is over through the offseason, Roberts and his players will soon turn their attention to becoming only the third team in history to pull off a famous three-peat next season.
The New York Yankees (1998-2000) and the Oakland Athletics (1972-74) are the only teams in history to win three consecutive World Series championships.
