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MLB Drama escalated in the fourth inning between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. All after Andres Gimenez got hit by a pitch from Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski in Game 7 of the World Series. He entered the game for starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani, but fired a pitch that hit Gimenez’s elbow. A […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are heading into the biggest night in franchise history, and the team’s Game 7 starter, Max Scherzer, looks ready to explode — in the best possible way. Ahead of Saturday night’s Game 7 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Blue Jays manager John Schneider shared a fiery glimpse […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from baseball immortality. With a victory in Game 7 of the World Series tonight vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Blue Jays can join one of Major League Baseball’s rarest clubs — teams that went from last place to champions in just one year. It’s a feat […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers kept their season alive with a wild Game 6 win Friday. The Toronto Blue Jays got to LA’s bullpen when Yoshinobu Yamamoto was pulled after 96 pitches. Trailing 3-1, Toronto appeared to have something going with the tying run at second and no outs in the ninth inning. However, the Dodgers’ […]

The World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers is now headed to a winner-take-all Game 7 at Rogers Centre after a dramatic 3-1 Game 6 loss for the Blue Jays on Friday night. With the Blue Jays leading the series 3-2, Toronto came close to clinching its first title since 1993 […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from taking down the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 World Series. This season has been a roller coaster for both teams, but the Jays are so close to the finish line. This team had the hottest offense all season long and dominated the American League. The […]

The Toronto Blue Jays will enter Friday night’s Game 6 with a chance to win their first World Series title in 32 years, but they will have to defeat Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto if they want to avoid a Game 7. Blue Jays manager John Schneider made a case that Toronto must be […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are one victory from a World Series title. Holding a 3-2 series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 World Series, the club enters a pivotal Game 6 Friday with an opportunity to clinch the championship on Canadian soil. An intense anticipation is mounting in the city of Toronto, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays stand on the brink of history, holding a 3-2 series lead in the 2025 World Series after a commanding 6-1 Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The matchup now shifts back to Toronto for Game 6, where a championship more than three decades in the making awaits. Yet even […]

The Toronto Blue Jays witnessed multiple World Series history from Trey Yesavage. Toronto’s rookie hit an MLB playoffs rookie record 35 strikeouts during Game 5 versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 22-year-old then added a new record after that milestone moment in the 6-1 romp. Facing L.A’s Game 3 hero Freddie Freeman, the right-handed pitcher […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are now just two wins away from a world championship after evening the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road on Tuesday night. After taking a gut-wrenching loss in 18 innings in Game 3, the Jays ran away with Game 4 in the late innings to get a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a marathon that lasted 18 innings, 6-5, a key development for the team was the injury to George Springer in Game 3 of the World Series. While the Blue Jays’ leadoff hitter in Springer left Game 3, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal discusses the […]

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer knows the weight of the world — or, at least, Canada — is on his shoulders in Game 3 of the World Series. The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer is used to it, making his fifth World Series start of his career Monday night in Los Angeles against […]

The Toronto Blue Jays’ momentum was derailed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a complete game and the Dodgers hit one home run after another, handing the Blue Jays a 5-1 loss to even up the series. The Blue Jays won’t be feeling a greater sense […]

Heading into the 2025 World Series, Bo Bichette was on the mend for the Toronto Blue Jays as he worked to recover from a knee sprain that has kept him out for over a month. But immediately after the Blue Jays dispatched of the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS, Bichette declared that he’d be returning […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers got back to baffling opponents with brilliant pitching in Game 2 of the World Series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw his second straight complete game of the postseason on Saturday as the Dodgers tied the series. Yamamoto’s performance overshadowed a strong start from Kevin Gausman. The Toronto Blue Jays ace managed to match […]

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider has adjustments to think about after the Game 2 loss. But even he couldn’t stop thinking about Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominating in his complete game for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yamamoto fanned eight batters and hit a mark not seen since 2001. Meanwhile, fans of the Blue Jays were left […]

Game 2 of the World Series became who’ll bury the other, or who throws the counterattack. Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers did more than throw heat. He left Toronto Blue Jays fans shocked by his Saturday night dominance. The Dodgers’ ace threw all nine innings — allowing four hits but striking out eight […]

The Toronto Blue Jays got to Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen in Game 1 of the World Series. The Blue Jays’ historic offensive eruption in the sixth inning of the opener lifted the team to an 11-4 win. But Toronto faced another tall task with Yoshinobu Yamamoto taking the mound for the […]

On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays were on cloud nine after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series. Not only did they win, but they did so convincingly, 11-4, against the defending champions. On Saturday, the Blue Jays are looking to take control of the series as they face Yoshinobu […]

As the Toronto Blue Jays started second baseman Bo Bichette for Game 1 of the World Series, he would end up having a game to remember as part of the 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bichette would record a hit for the Blue Jays in his first at-bat in the World Series, which […]

Who needs Shohei Ohtani? Apparently, not the Toronto Blue Jays. During the Blue Jays’ dominant 11-4 win over the Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series, the Toronto home crowd jeered the reigning MVP. The Canadian crowd chanted “We don’t need him” while Ohtani was at the plate, showing their displeasure. […]

The Toronto Blue Jays broke Game 1 of the World Series open with a historic offensive outburst. Toronto’s nine-run sixth inning sent fans into a frenzy as the Blue Jays took a commanding 11-2 lead. With the game in hand, the crowd started a chant. The Blue Jays faithful hadn’t forgotten that Shohei Ohtani spurned […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday. Leading up to the contest, it was unclear what role Bo Bichette would be playing upon his return, but ultimately, he’ll be playing second base. Before the start of the game, manager John Schneider shared […]

With the Los Angeles Dodgers taking on the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, the team is looking to defend the championship won in 2024. One star that is sure to help the Dodgers once again is NLCS MVP Shohei Ohtani, as he gave insight into his experience last year. Last season is no […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are set to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. Coincidentally, the club will be playing against Shohei Ohtani, who was someone the front office targeted heavily as a free agent in the 2024 offseason. Manager John Schneider made a joke about it while talking with media members […]

Bo Bichette has been out of the Toronto Blue Jays lineup since early September after the team placed him on the IL due to a knee injury. With the World Series set to begin on Friday night, reports indicate that the veteran infielder could be returning for the championship series. Manager John Schneider revealed some […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are fueling energy not felt inside the city since 1993. They’re sparked World Series chatter once again. But face a deep Los Angeles Dodgers pitching rotation soon in the Blue Jays’ first October classic in 32 years. The likes of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer and the rest of the hitting […]

On Monday, Game 7 of the ALCS had everything that makes MLB in October great. Toronto’s George Springer’s go-ahead homer in the 7th will live on in the minds of Blue Jays forever. Conversely, Mariners fans were left with a bitter taste in their mouth after blowing a two-run lead. Afterward, there was a tender […]

The Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 4-3 win in Game 7, eliminating the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS and advancing to the World Series for the first time in 32 years. Toronto overcame an early 0-2 ALCS hole to win four of the next five games, including Monday’s decisive Game 7. The Blue […]

The Toronto Blue Jays faced a two-run deficit and eight outs away from Game 7 disappointment. Fans inside the Rogers Centre bit their fingers or covered their faces in nervousness. But George Springer changed moods in euphoric fashion during the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Seattle Mariners. Springer sent the baseball flying over […]

The Toronto Blue Jays fell 6-2 to the Seattle Mariners in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Friday night at T-Mobile Park, putting the Jays on the brink of elimination in the best-of-seven series. The injury to star outfielder and designated hitter George Springer, who took a pitch to the knee in […]

The Toronto Blue Jays came out with an 8-2 victory against the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 to tie the series, and it took a heated exchange between manager John Schneider and Max Scherzer to get the job done. In the fifth inning, Schneider walked up to Scherzer on the mound in an attempt to […]

After Wednesday’s offensive eruption the Toronto Blue Jays gave Max Scherzer the ball in Game 4 of the ALCS. And Scherzer gave the Blue Jays a vintage performance, earning his first postseason win since 2019. The three-time Cy Young winner also gave manager John Schneider PTSD. The Blue Jays skipper made the mistake of visiting […]

The Toronto Blue Jays’ bats woke up when the ALCS shifted to Seattle on Wednesday. Toronto poured it on the Mariners in a 13-4 rout as Seattle’s series lead was cut to 2-1. The Blue Jays then tabbed Max Scherzer for the Game 4 start, hoping to keep the pressure on Seattle. And the three-time […]

The Toronto Blue Jays roared back against the Seattle Mariners in Game 3 of the 2025 American League Championship Series on Wednesday night on the road. After losing both games at home to start the series, Toronto faced the dreaded potential scenario of being behind by three games against the Mariners. But the Blue Jays […]