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Game 3 of the 2025 World Series forced players to dig deeper than they probably ever have during their respective MLB careers, and it also tested the mental strength of those watching. Although there was no shortage of action in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 18-inning victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, staying […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers missed a golden chance to take a commanding 3-1 World Series lead Tuesday night, and social media absolutely erupted. After a deflating Game 4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays knotted the series 2-2, late-night posts captured a raw mix of anger at the bullpen and frustration with quiet bats. On […]

Down 2-1 in the World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays needed their bats to come alive in Game 4. When the seventh inning rolled around, Toronto found their spark. But the Blue Jays were given some extra help. After Isiah Kiner-Falefa lined out to third, Andres Gimenez was initially ruled out after the throw over […]

Will a Los Angeles Dodgers win keep Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in California? Only one could hope. The couple who got married in 2018 and relocated to California from Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, UK, were seen out repping Los Angeles Dodgers hats as they face the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of the […]

When the Toronto Blue Jays traded a top-five prospect in their farm system for injury-prone Shane Bieber at the end of July, plenty of fans expressed a healthy amount of skepticism. The 2020 Cy Young had not pitched in an MLB game since April of last year and was a massive question mark going into […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are trying to rebound from a heartbreaking loss in Game 3 of the World Series, where they were beaten by the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 in an 18-inning classic on Monday night in Los Angeles. With that win, the Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the series and had Shohei Ohtani […]

Francisco Lindor had a moment after being mentioned several times in Netflix’s A House of Dynamite. The film stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Anthony Ramos, and is also directed by Oscar-winning Kathryn Bigelow, but the New York Mets shortstop is stealing the spotlight from his several references in the film. “Goddamn! Lindor is […]

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber delivered one of the most pivotal moments of the World Series Tuesday night, striking out Shohei Ohtani to end his postseason on-base streak at 14 consecutive plate appearances at Dodger Stadium. The moment came in the bottom of the third inning. With a 2-2 count, Bieber threw a changeup […]

Game 4 of the World Series is in full swing. The Los Angeles Dodgers started the scoring early on with a sacrifice fly from Kike Hernandez in the bottom of the second inning. Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber escaped a jam with a runner on first and third and only one out. Hernandez would score […]

After turning in one of the longest games in World Series history with an 18-inning war of attrition for the ages against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Los Angeles Dodgers took the field in Blue Heaven once more for Game 4, and it took very little time to get the sleepy crowd back into form. […]

The San Diego Padres are still searching for their next manager. The hottest topic in the search has been former superstar Albert Pujols, who already interviewed for the Padres manager job for the first time last week. Kevin Acee, a Padres beat writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, broke the news that Pujols had recently […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are going for a 3-1 series lead in the 2025 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, as the two teams play Game 4 Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Of course, all eyes will be on Shohei Ohtani again, with the Japanese two-way superstar taking the mound as Los Angeles’ starting […]

If there’s anyone in baseball cooler than Kiké Hernandez, it’s a small list, and the Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman showed why on his way into the ballpark on Tuesday. Ahead of Game 4 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays  — and just hours after the Dodgers’ 18-inning Game 3 win — […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen delivered one of the most heroic efforts in postseason history during their 18-inning win in Game 3 of the 2025 World Series—and no one expressed that better than starter Blake Snell. Snell, watching from the dugout after his rough Game 1 outing, was floored by what he saw from his […]

Fans around the world expect to see Shohei Ohtani step into the box when he leads off the bottom of the first inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the World Series. But he might not get that far. Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider acknowledged the possibility that […]

When George Springer came up sour after hitting a foul ball off of Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski in Game 3 of the World Series, it immediately worried Toronto Blue Jays fans the world over. Exiting the game with an injury to his lower right side, it looked unlikely that Springer would be available […]

In Game 3 of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers came a Freddie Freeman walkoff home run away from trotting out Game 2 starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto to pitch the 19th inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. Now, to anyone who didn’t watch the six hour tour de force, that sounds like a downright ridiculous […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers used 10 pitchers to get past the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series. One of them is Will Klein, who worked four innings of the game Monday. Klein finished the contest with five strikeouts. Reporters asked Klein if he was ready to take the hill again on […]

If you pitch four shutout innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers deep into extras of a World Series game and earn the win in the process, it’s a safe bet that you’re going to hear from a few friends after. Or, in Will Klein’s case, a few hundred. Speaking to the media on Tuesday before […]

In this current era of baseball, Shohei Ohtani is the essence of a generational talent. There’s virtually nothing this guy can’t do, whether it’s on the mound or at the plate. While the Dodgers are on a high following their 18-inning Game 3 win over the Blue Jays in the World Series, their collective high […]

Boston Red Sox reliever Aroldis Chapman just finished an outstanding season in Boston. In a recent media interview, Chapman talked about his season but also made a stunning announcement. Chapman refuted the idea passionately that he would ever play again for the New York Yankees. “No way, not even dead,” Chapman said on the Swing […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are facing a massive Game 4 in the World Series on Tuesday. Toronto has lost back-to-back games in the series. A Major League Baseball writer is calling for Toronto to shake things up in the batting order, in order to get the offense going again. “Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hasn’t driven in […]

For the Toronto Blue Jays, their 18th-inning loss to the LA Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series will linger. That is, unless they bounce back and win the series, then all will be forgotten. Meanwhile, the walk-off home run by Freddie Freeman will live on in the annals of history, but only if […]

If you had trouble getting to sleep after the epic World Series Game 3 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, you’re not alone. Just imagine how the players felt. In the immediate aftermath of the Dodgers’ 6-5 18-inning win, Los Angeles shortstop Mookie Betts was asked about what he will think about […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to make history. This ball club has been extremely dominant since 2020. They are two wins away from their third World Series title in that span. On Monday night, Freddie Freeman smashed a solo home run in the bottom of the 18th inning to win Game 3. This feat mirrors […]

A lot of records were tied or broken in Game 3 of the 2025 World Series. For example, Shohei Ohtani got on base a postseason record nine times, which included two home runs and four times being intentionally walked. However, what stood out the most about the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays game […]

On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Dodgers went up 2-1 in their World Series matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays in an 18 inning epic that finally ended when Freddie Freeman launched a solo home run after the equivalent of two full games had been played. The Dodgers are now just to wins away from […]

October baseball has a way of prompting stellar performances, and Game 3 of the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays was no exception. While Shohei Ohtani’s two home runs and Freddie Freeman’s walk-off solo shot in the 18th inning will be remembered for years to come, an unsung bullpen […]

Perhaps we should have known that Game 3 of the World Series would take us into early Tuesday morning. Yes, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays played a back-and-forth game from the start, but astute MLB fans could have had an inkling before a pitch was thrown. When Brad Paisley sang the national […]

On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Dodgers won a thriller of a Game 3 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays that went 18 innings long. The game mercifully reached its conclusion with Freddie Freeman launching a solo home run in the bottom of the 18th to give the Dodgers the 6-5 win, […]

There’s no stopping the endless train of historical feats achieved by Shohei Ohtani. That was certainly true in the 18-inning Dodgers win in Game 3 of the World Series. He was intentionally walked a record four times, plus garnered a record four extra base hits in one game. Altogether, Ohtani went 5-for-5 with four hits, […]

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer struggled in Game 3 of the World Series Monday. Scherzer lasted four-plus innings in the game, but allowed five hits and three earned runs. Scherzer is making a promise about his team following the loss. “We’ve done this our whole season,” Scherzer said about the need to bounce back […]

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has the chance to have perhaps the greatest 24 hours in baseball history on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the World Series — and he knows it. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts addressed his team in the clubhouse early Tuesday morning after the team outlasted the Toronto Blue […]

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider had seen enough from Shohei Ohtani on Monday night, intentionally walking the Dodgers’ lead-off man four times in the later innings and then pitching around him in the 17th with a four-pitch walk. It came after pitching to the Japanese superstar in his first four at-bats, with the slugger […]

As Freddie Freeman walked off the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the team Game 3 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays in a 6-5 win in a whopping 18 innings, there were a multitude of contributors to the victory. While it was a marathon for the Dodgers in Game 3 against the Blue […]

Future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw has historically struggled to cement his status as a reliable postseason pitcher, but the southpaw’s key World Series Game 3 showing in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-5 extra-innings win against the Toronto Blue Jays will not be forgotten by fans or pundits for quite some time. With the score […]

The Toronto Blue Jays lost a marathon game on Monday to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series. After 18 innings, Los Angeles came out winning by a 6-5 score. Following the game, Blue Jays player Davis Schneider was left heartbroken. Schneider was the last Blue Jays player to leave the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are exuberant following their 6-5 18th inning win in Game 3 of the World Series. Obviously, the defining moment was Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run that put the Dodgers ahead 2-1 in the series. Afterward, Dodgers reliever Will Klein had a very special encounter with an absolute legend of the game, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers’ clubhouses won’t have too many players at 100% after their 18-inning thriller in Game 3 on Monday night. It looks like the game took a bigger toll on Toronto, as they lost on a Freddie Freeman walk-off home run, and also lost George Springer to an injury. […]