Wed Oct 29 • Dodger Stadium
Game 5 • TOR leads series 3-2
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10/29/25 23:58Opinion: The Blue Jays have robbed L.A. and the Dodgers of their mojo and are bringing it home for Game 6
– Cathal Kelly
Brothers Jason, Ryan and Brandon, along with their father, Michael Boyer, celebrate the Jays’ Game 5 victory.Barbara Davidson/The Globe and Mail
All ballparks are loud. Dodger Stadium is loud plus. The veteran staff are all wearing ear plugs. But tonight, as Davis Schneider hit a homer on the first pitch and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit on on the third, it lost its voice before the game had really started.
Trey Yesavage didn’t have it in Game 1, and survived. But he had it – all of it, including a splitter so wicked it looks like it’s being thrown into a wind machine – in Game 5.
After Yesavage struck out his 12th batter – a rookie World Series record – cameras panned to Sandy Koufax, looking impressed. Final score: 6-1. And that’s it. That’s the game story.
After three remarkable games in L.A., the Blue Jays aren’t just winning the World Series. They have robbed this city of its mojo, and are bringing it home for Game 6.
You don’t want to jinx anyone, but when your ninth- or 10th-best hitter is sticking a fork in the other team’s ostensible best pitcher 10 seconds after the game starts, it’s done.
This is no longer about what the Jays are doing right, which is everything. It’s about how the Dodgers are reacting. They look worse than lost. They look like they are in a full-blown crisis of confidence.
10/29/25 23:42Jays fans at the watch party are ready for Game 6
– Globe staff
At a packed Rogers Centre in Toronto, fans went wild as they realized the next time anyone will be in those seats will be Game 6 of the World Series, where their Blue Jays will be playing for the title.
Reports of a blue jay flying around the stadium during the last innings had baseball fans – already a superstitious bunch – talking about good omens.
But it was the final out at the bottom of the ninth that brought out the confetti, and the loudest cheers of the night.
10/29/25 23:16Jays take it 6-1 over Dodgers
– Paul Attfield
Trey Yesavage celebrates after a double play in the seventh inning.Luke Hales/Getty Images
And that’s a wrap from Dodger Stadium. With a 6-1 win in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the Toronto Blue Jays will head home with a chance to win their first World Series in 32 years on Friday night in Toronto.
Back-to-back home runs to lead off the game from Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. provided the perfect platform for Toronto’s Game 5 win, but the story of the game was no doubt right-hander Trey Yesavage.
The 22-year-old set a World Series record for the most strikeouts by a rookie pitcher in a single game with 12, bettering the previous record of 11 set by the Dodgers’ Don Newcombe in the 1949 Fall Classic.
At one point, Yesavage retired five straight batters, and ended up going seven innings, giving up just three hits and no walks. The only Dodgers run of the game came on a solo home run off the rookie in the third inning by Kike Hernandez, but Yesavage shut the door from that point on, with his teammates adding on runs in the fourth, seventh and eighth innings to take the game away from L.A.
Most surprisingly, the Jays completely shut down Shohei Ohtani, with the Japanese superstar going 0-for-4 in the game, with one strikeout.
Now it’s on to Rogers Centre, where Kevin Gausman will take the mound on Friday night with the Blue Jays up 3-2 in the series and needing just one more victory to secure their third World Series title.
10/29/25 22:34Yesavage breaks World Series record for rookie strikeouts
– Paul Attfield
Trey Yesavage is breaking more records. Only this time, it’s in the World Series.
The 22-year-old right-hander has struck out 12 batters in Game 5, putting him atop the all-time strikeout leaderboard among rookie pitchers. The record-breaker, a strikeout of Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the seventh, moved him past former Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe, who had previously held the record with 11 strikeouts, set in the 1949 World Series.
10/29/25 22:24Spirits high at Rogers Centre watch party
– Jacob Dubé
I’m back at the watch party, where fans are watching the game on the jumbotron. I made it until the 17th inning on Monday night (morning?), and by then the crowd was half gone and half asleep.
But today, it’s hard to think of anything that would get this crowd more amped than back-to-back homers to start the game. Most people were still in line getting hot dogs!
After an explosive 2-run inning at the top of the seventh, it’s loud and jubilant in here, and everybody is loving every one of Yesavage’s history-making strikeouts. As he’s retired from the mound, the crowd gives him a standing ovation.
My favourite fan sign of the night so far: “Addison’s adding, and Ernie’s earning.”
10/29/25 22:18Jays tack on a pair of runs in the seventh
– Globe staff
Addison Barger scores on a past ball by Dodgers’ catcher Will Smith during the seventh inning.Ashley Landis/The Associated Press
There may not be a full exhale for Blue Jays fans until the game ends (a tidy nine innings would be nice), but there is a bit more of a cushion on the lead they’ve held all night.
A wild pitch brought Addison Barger in from third base, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. clearing the plate as the ball got loose and immediately waving his teammate in.
Guerrero stayed jubilant as Bo Bichette singled to right field, moving to third in the process. Andrés Giménez scored, pushing the score to 5-1. It’s still not over, but the Jays have been in control all night.
10/29/25 22:05The most popular jerseys in Dodger Stadium’s sea of blue
– Jamie Ross
It’s hard to find any reliable figures, but merch sales at Dodger Stadium must be off-the-charts. You’d be hard-pressed to find more than a handful of Dodger fans who are not donning some sort of Dodger Blue. If you’re not wearing any, don’t be shocked if someone in Blue and White asks you where your gear is.
The Ohtani jersey (the most-purchased in all of baseball three years running) is the obvious go-to, but the runner-up appears to be, through the last three nights at Dodger Stadium, hall-of-fame pitcher Fernando Valenzuela. Honourable Mention goes to Clayton Kershaw. Wild Card: Mike Piazza.
10/29/25 21:57White-hot Trey Yesavage ties World Series rookie record
– Paul Attfield
Trey Yesavage strikes out Shohei Ohtani in the third inning.David J. Phillip/The Associated Press
Trey Yesavage is certainly making an impression in his second start at this World Series. The 22-year-old Blue Jays right-hander now has eleven strikeouts in the first six innings, and is the first rookie starter to strikeout five straight hitters in the World Series.
Yesavage‘s performance also ties the top performance by a rookie pitcher in World Series history, held by former Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe, who struck out 11 batters in the 1949 World Series. This was while the Dodgers were still playing in Brooklyn, nine years before they headed west to California.
In the first five innings, Yesavage surpassed Paul Derringer (1931) and Jack Pfiester (1906), who are tied for second, and fourth-place Justin Verlander (2006), Jim Beattie (1978) and Babe Adams (1909).
He’s already registered the most strikeouts by a Blue Jays pitcher in the World Series, rookie or veteran, comfortably moving past both Jack Morris and Juan Guzman, who previously held the franchise mark with seven during the 1992 World Series.
Not bad for a guy who has just eight starts in his major-league career.
10/29/25 21:30Ohtani could return as Dodgers’ relief pitcher in Game 6
– The Associated Press
Ohtani, who pitched and hit in Game 4 and is hitting in Game 5, could be back as a relief pitcher later this week.Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Shohei Ohtani could pitch out of the bullpen for the Dodgers when the World Series goes back to Toronto this weekend.
Ohtani has never pitched in relief during his major league career. He made a handful of relief appearances in Japan for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, mostly as a rookie in 2013.
The two-way superstar did close out Japan’s victory in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, coming out of the bullpen and memorably striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout of Team USA to end it.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he hadn’t yet spoken to Ohtani about where he fits into the team’s pitching plans for the rest of the best-of-seven Series.
“When you’re talking about Game 6, potentially Game 7 of the World Series, all hands on deck,” Roberts said Wednesday before Game 5. “If he can go, if it makes sense, certainly he would be an option.”
10/29/25 21:19Varsho scores on Clement sac fly to extend Jays lead
– Jamie Ross
Daulton Varsho hits a triple during the fourth inning of Game 5.Kiyoshi Mio/Reuters
Dalton Varsho tripled to lead off the top of the fourth, and then scored on a sac fly by Ernie Clement for a 3-1 Blue Jays lead. Varsho’s triple was made possible by defensive misjudgment on the part of Teoscar Hernández, the former Blue Jays and current Dodgers right fielder.
Instead of letting the ball fall in for a single, Hernández tried to make a sliding catch. He missed, and the ball made it all the way to the wall.
10/29/25 21:08Dodgers on the board with Hernández solo home run
– Jamie Ross
The Dodgers’ Kiké Hernández hits a solo home run during the third inning of Game 5.Kiyoshi Mio/Reuters
Turns out there is some life in these Dodgers fans. Kike Hernández turned on an inside fastball and belted a solo homer to left field to make it 2-1 in the bottom of the third inning.
The place erupted and the Let’s Go Dodgers chants resumed.
10/29/25 20:56Blue Jays make World Series history with back-to-back homers
– The Associated Press
The Toronto Blue Jays hit the first back-to-back homers to begin a game in World Series history tonight. The home runs came from Davis Schneider on Blake Snell’s first pitch and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on his third. Schneider’s run was also his first career playoff homer.
Back-to-back leadoff homers have only happened one other time to begin a playoff game: Ray Durham and Scott Hatteberg of the Oakland Athletics connected off Minnesota’s Rick Reed in Game 3 of the 2002 AL division series.
10/29/25 20:47Rufus Wainwright eked out a not-horrible anthem performance
– Cathal Kelly
Rufus Wainwright sings the O Canada ahead of Game 5.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
Tonight’s national anthem comparison:
O Canada – The loose, singer-songwriter-y stylings of Rufus Wainwright is a plus. That he doesn’t know the words is a minus. A minus minus. I liked his jacket. Does his tailor know the anthem? 5/10
Star Spangled Banner – Now THAT’S a jacket. Big voice, but a bit all over the place, and didn’t make it to the end. Enjoyed the wild hand motions. 5/10
Everyone who’s sung anything here over the last three days has been a Grammy winner. They may need to tighten that awards show.
I think it’s very L.A. that they saved the best for first. I guess they were so sure that the Dodgers would sweep that they didn’t bother planning for Game 5. 4/10
10/29/25 20:41Guerrero Jr.’s October for the ages just keeps getting better
– Paul Attfield
The Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates his home run during the first inning in Game 5.Ashley Landis/The Associated Press
As if there were still any doubt, Vladimir Guerrero’s October for the ages is turning into one of the great postseason performances in the history of baseball.
His home run in the bottom of the first inning – his second World Series home run in as many days – was his eighth of the playoffs. That solo shot pulled him into a tie with a group of players, including Shohei Ohtani and Barry Bonds, for the second-most in a single postseason behind the 10 that Randy Arozarena launched in 2020, when he helped power the Tampa Bay Rays into the World Series.
The home run was also Guerrero’s 27th hit of the playoffs, which pulled him clear of Pablo Sandoval and into sole possession of second all-time, behind only Arozarena’s 29, again from 2020.
10/29/25 20:30Chaos as Jays take lead in the blink of an eye
– Jamie Ross
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. runs home after the Jays’ second solo home run in three pitches to start Game 5.Patrick Smith/Getty Images
To give a fuller accounting to the chaotic first half of the first inning, it went something like this: Davis Schneider, the Blue Jays’ new leadoff man (now that George Springer has missed two games in a row) hit the first pitch of the game from Dodgers ace Blake Snell over the wall in left field.
Most people in the building didn’t even realize the first pitch had been thrown. By the time Schneider crossed home, Dodgers fans started to clue in something bad had just happened. As they were recovering from their daze, Vlad Guerrero, the next guy up, delivered a haymaker: another solo home run, but he waited to see a pitch before delivering it. That’s two home runs on three pitches.
10/29/25 20:23Snack report from Dodger Stadium
– Rachel Brady
The Nacho Helmet is one of the most popular menu items fans are devouring here at Dodger Stadium during the World Series.The Globe and Mail
This is one of the most popular menu items fans are devouring here at Dodger Stadium during the World Series: The Nacho Helmet. The mess of chips, nacho cheese, smashed pinto beans, carne asada, sour cream and pico de gallo will set you back US$25.99.
My review: Pretty tasty, but certainly not meant for one reporter. I think it could have fed most of the press box.
10/29/25 20:16Schneider, Guerrero Jr. deliver jaw-dropping start for Jays
– Jamie Ross
Davis Schneider runs home after hitting a solo homer on the first pitch of Game 5.Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Shocking start to the game. Back-to-back home runs to lead it off for the Blue Jays. Dodgers crowd it stunned. Vlad Guererro Jr. followed Davis Schneider with a solo home run off Blake Snell. 2-0 Blue Jays. Fans are silent.
10/29/25 19:58Snell back starting for Dodgers after rocky Game 1
– Jamie Ross
The Dodgers’ Blake snell is back on the mound after being retired after five innings in Game 1.Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Blake Snell (3-1. 2.42 ERA) gets the ball for the Dodgers. He was rocked for five runs in Game 1 and lasted only five innings before getting the hook.
Otherwise Snell has been sharp in the postseason.
In his first three 2025 playoff appearances, Snell threw 21 1/3 innings and allowed two runs for a 0.86 ERA. He’s a two-time Cy Young Award winner who has faced the Blue Jays many times. Over his career, Snell, a lefty, has a 5-4 record with a 2.39 ERA in 16 starts vs. Toronto.
10/29/25 19:44Dodgers-loving Archbishop courts Pope Leo’s prayers for World Series
– Globe Staff
One Dodgers fan is going straight to the big man to try to help his team win. Archbishop José Horacio Gómez, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome this morning and gifted him a Dodgers jersey and hat.
The gifts came with a request for the Pope to pray for the Dodgers, the Archbishop said in a post on Instagram. But there’s no word yet on whether Pope Leo, the first American pontiff and an outspoken Chicago White Sox fan, will try to influence the outcome.
10/29/25 19:25Betts moved down as Dodgers shuffle starting lineup
– Paul Attfield
The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts hasn’t been producing as expected in the World Series.David J. Phillip/The Associated Press
It’s hard for many Blue Jays fans to imagine that Mookie Betts, who they saw dominate the game while he was with the Boston Red Sox, has struggled mightily so far in the World Series.
Hitting just .158 through the first four games, with just three total bases and no RBIs, Betts – one of three former MVPs in the Dodgers lineup – is some way short of the form he showed in his three previous Fall Classic appearances.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has responded to the struggles of his star shortstop by dropping Betts to third in the batting lineup for Wednesday night, inserting catcher Will Smith between him and leadoff hitter Shohei Ohtani. He also benched Andy Pages.
With just three singles so far in the series, it’s surely just a matter of time before Betts finds his groove again. It’s incumbent on the Blue Jays – and starter Trey Yesavage – to make sure it doesn’t happen in Game 5.
10/29/25 19:14Tariff troubles nudge baseball fans in Windsor onto the Blue Jays bandwagon
– Patrick White
In Windsor, Ont., where Bob Reaume owns Bob Reaume Sports, about two thirds of people support the Detroit Tigers and the rest go for the Toronto Blue Jays. But some say the trade war has loyalties shifting.Dax Melmer/The Globe and Mail
It’s just past the 12th inning of Game 3 when Chris Kulman looks down from the big-screen TVs illuminating the near-empty John Max Sports & Wings in Windsor, Ont. and proclaims, “This is the longest I’ve stayed up in years.”
At 1:03 a.m., his wife calls to ask where he is. “The game is still on,” he laughs into his iPhone. “Don’t worry, I’m not dead.”
Windsor is not a hotbed of Toronto Blue Jays support. This is usually Detroit Tigers country, but for those who have switched allegiances to the Blue Jays for the World Series, the reasons go well beyond sports.
At 80, Kulman is a lifelong Tigers devotee now setting aside his loyalties for two reasons. Three weeks ago, his father-in-law, an ardent Jays fan, died. “He wouldn’t have wanted to miss this,” Kulman says, draining a glass of water (he’s watching his blood sugar) and wearing the same Jays cap he bought his father-in-law on a family trip to watch spring training in Florida.
The other reason is U.S. President Donald Trump.
In much of Canada, the President’s tariffs and annexation talk have amounted to a political crisis. Here, it’s felt more deeply. Six thousand locals work across the bridge in Detroit. Thousands more Windsorites closely follow every feat and folly of the Detroit Lions, Red Wings and Tigers. The tariffs, the 51st-state rhetoric – it feels like the loss of a best friend.
“I won’t go there now,” Kulman says. “I just won’t do it. Look at what Trump’s doing to us.”
10/29/25 19:05Opinion: Baseball is having its first truly international World Series
– Cathal Kelly
Fans watch the Blue Jays and Dodgers play in Game 2 of the World Series during a watch party at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press
ESPN has spun declining U.S. World Series viewership, which is down 14 per cent year-over-year (14.55 million versus 12.5 million), as a bad news story. But you have to get a little lower in the story before you find the interesting part – that the total numbers for this series are off the charts.
If you combine the U.S., Canada and Japan, total viewership for the World Series opener was 32.6-million.
That is the highest combined number since the Cubs played Cleveland in 2016, and that was the Game 7 in which Chicago ended its 108-year run of World Series frustration.
That’s probably the biggest baseball game of the century. And Toronto vs. L.A. in a series opener in which one team was supposed to crush the other has surpassed it.
Almost as many Japanese as Americans are watching these games (11.8 million for Game 1). Despite having a tenth of the U.S. population, Canada has more than half their baseball audience (7 million).
It’s just three countries, but that’s two more countries than they’re used to. And if this is possible, maybe the idea of baseball becoming a truly international game, like soccer, isn’t as far-fetched as it might have seemed a decade ago.
10/29/25 18:54Again no George Springer in Jays starting lineup
– Rachel Brady
The Jays will be missing their star designated hitter for a second-straight World Series game. George Springer isn’t in the Jays’ starting lineup for Game 5 but will be available on the bench, after leaving Game 3 with right side discomfort on Monday.
The 36-year-old leadoff hitter has been a key offensive contributor for the Jays all season, but especially during the playoffs. He’s had four homers in October, including the three-run ‘Springer Dinger’ shot against the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.
Jays manager John Schneider said Springer had batted in the cage earlier Wednesday and looked good. He also did some running in the outfield under the watchful eye of team training staff.
Bo Bichette will fill the role of designated hitter in Wednesday’s game, while Davis Schneider will hit in the leadoff spot and play left field.
10/29/25 18:42How did Jays starter Trey Yesavage pitch against the Dodgers in Game 1?
– Jamie Ross
Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage throws against the Dodgers during the first inning in Game 1, and he’s back for more starting tonight as well.Brynn Anderson/The Associated Press
Blue Jays starter Trey Yesavage, making his fifth start of these playoffs, has already had one go-around against the Dodgers. He pitched Game 1 of the World Series, an 11-4 Toronto win.
Yesavage pitched well enough and didn’t seem cowed by the moment, even though he is a rookie pitching on the game’s biggest stage.
He lasted four innings that night and gave up four hits and two earned runs. The pressure gauge goes up another few PSIs tonight.
He hasn’t been around long enough for the league to get a good look at him yet, so he may still have the element of surprise on his side. Some Dodgers hitters faced him only once in Game 1
10/29/25 18:34The Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Game 5 tonight
– Globe Staff
Toronto will look to win without George Springer for the second night in a row, as the star slugger remains off the starting lineup for Game 5. With Trey Yesavage on the mound, here’s the Jays’ full starting lineup:
Davis Schneider (R) LFVladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1BBo Bichette (R) DHAlejandro Kirk (R) CDaulton Varsho (L) CFErnie Clement (R) 3BAddison Barger (L) RFIsiah Kiner-Falefa (R) 2BAndrés Giménez (L) SS10/29/25 18:24Sportsnet apologizes for World Series Game 4 streaming outage
– The Canadian Press
Sportsnet, owned by Rogers, has apologized for an approximately 20 minute outage that left some customers without a way to watch World Series Game 4 during a pivotal moment.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Sportsnet is apologizing to customers after its Sportsnet+ streaming service crashed during Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday.
“Some Sportsnet+ customers experienced an issue streaming last night that was quickly resolved,” a Sportsnet spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday. “We understand the importance of not missing a second of the action and apologize to our customers who were impacted.”
The network, owned by Blue Jays owner Rogers, did not reveal how widespread the outage was, how long it lasted or why it happened.
The disruption began around 10 p.m. ET during the seventh inning of the World Series game, when the Blue Jays led 2-1, with two runners on base and none out in a pivotal moment.
Andres Gimenez then hit an RBI single to left field, setting up the first score in a four-run inning that gave Toronto a commanding 6-1 lead. Many Sportsnet+ subscribers took to social media to criticize the outage, with some saying it stings even more because Rogers recently hiked Sportsnet+ subscription prices.
10/29/25 18:18What is the Blue Jays playoff record in Game 5?
– Paul Attfield
To say winning a Game 5 is not traditionally the Blue Jays’ strong suit would be something of an understatement. Toronto has gone 3-8 all-time in Game 5 of a postseason series, which includes dropping both Game 5s in the World Series during its two championship seasons, in 1992 and 1993.
However, with this year’s World Series tied at 2-2 – in contrast with the 3-1 edge that Toronto held in both those previous years – Wednesday’s Game 5 is more pivotal than ever.
The team that wins Game 5 in the World Series has gone on to lift the trophy 68 times (68.9 per cent of the time). If that wasn’t enough of a carrot for the Blue Jays going into Wednesday’s game, there is also the fact that in a best-of-seven playoff series played under the current 2-3-2 format, whenever a series has been tied at 2-2 the team playing Game 5 on the road has managed to win the series on 35 of 61 occasions (57.4 per cent).
The Blue Jays will also be buoyed by the fact that the Dodgers aren’t exactly lights-out in Game 5s either. They are 19-19 all-time in Game 5 of a postseason series, and just 8-12 in a Fall Classic Game 5.
10/29/25 18:04Springer’s status uncertain but looking ‘good’ after injury
– The Canadian Press
Toronto Blue Jays’ George Springer hasn’t played since he walked off the field due to an injury in Game 3.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
Toronto Blue Jays slugger George Springer’s status remains uncertain for tonight’s World Series Game 5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Springer hasn’t played since injuring his right side while fouling off a pitch in Game 3.
Speaking at Dodger Stadium before tonight’s game, Jays manager John Schneider says Springer “looked good” hitting in the cage.
He planned to check in with him later in the afternoon once he completes running drills and the rest of his hitting work.
10/29/25 17:53The Dodgers’ starting lineup for Game 5
– Globe staff
The Dodger’s two-way star Shohei Ohtani walks to the dugout after leaving the Game 4 during the seventh inning.Brynn Anderson/The Associated Press
Game 1’s starter Blake Snell is back on the mound, taking pitching off Shohei Ohtani’s plate as he returns for Game 5 as (just) a designated hitter for L.A.. Here’s the Dodgers’ full starting lineup:
Shohei Ohtani (L) DHWill Smith (R) CMookie Betts (R) SSFreddie Freeman (L) 1BTeoscar Hernández (R) RFTommy Edman (S) 2BMax Muncy (L) 3BEnrique Hernández (R) CFAlex Call (R) LF10/29/25 17:00Jays’ Rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage to start Game 5
– Rachel Brady
The Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage is back starting on the mound in Game 5, after making his World Series debut in Game 1 at Rogers Centre.Mark Blinch/Getty Images
The Toronto Blue Jays will send rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage to the mound in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium, his second start of the World Series and fifth of the postseason.
Yet this will be the first road start of the playoffs for Yesavage – the youngest player in this year’s World Series – and it comes with pressure.
“It’s massive. Being a rookie that’s 22 years old and having that weight put on your shoulders, it’s a big deal,” said Yesavage. “But everyone in this clubhouse has my back.”
Yesavage is 2-1 in his four postseason starts so far, with a 4.26 ERA. In 19 innings pitched so far, he has allowed 14 hits, nine runs, walked 10 and struck out 27.
10/29/25 17:00Opinion: The Jays are figuring out that to beat the Dodgers, you must become the Dodgers
– Cathal Kelly
The Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a two-run home run in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday.Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
On Tuesday, Shane Bieber went heads up with Shohei Ohtani, literally and metaphorically. Rather than flee the best hitter in the game, Bieber played chicken with him. Ohtani was the one who flinched. After one of the greatest World Series games in history, he had an averagely great one, and all of that was from his position on the mound.
When Ohtani’s not performing magic, the rest of his team has trouble remembering where they put their rabbits.
Ohtani made one big pitching mistake, but to the wrong person – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. That ended up over the wall.
The Jays nibbled at baseball’s mega star for six innings. After the sixth, Ohtani left the field rubbing sweat from his brow. Sweat? Ohtani? Maybe no matter how hard he leans in, the modern working baseball player really can’t have it all.
In the next frame, Ernie Clement chased Ohtani from the game. Ernie Clement! Ohtani could bench press two of him, but it doesn’t matter when you’re throwing balls over the middle of the plate. Anybody working at this level can hit those.
From there, it was up to the Dodgers bullpen. Having put in so much overtime the night before, they decided to take time in lieu. That’s how a 2-1 pitchers’ duel turned into a 6-1 advantage in the space of 15 minutes. In the midst of all that, Guerrero was the one being intentionally walked. Toronto went on to win 6-2.
This is how the Jays discovered the secret to beating the Dodgers. You must become the Dodgers.
Read the full column on Game 4 here.
10/29/25 14:00Where to watch the Blue Jays game against the Dodgers tonight
– Globe staff
Season ticket holders of the Blue Jays affiliate team, the Vancouver Canadians, attend a watch party at Nat Bailey Stadium for Game 1.Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and Mail
Not into flying to L.A. or lining up outside the Rogers Centre? Here’s how to watch or listen to tonight’s game from home.
Whether you want to beat the World Series crowds or the crowds beat you in the Ticketmaster race, there are plenty of options to watch Game 5 tonight at home.
Canadians can watch on television on Sportsnet or CityTV, or stream it online on Sportsnet+.
And if you’re on the move or want to listen on the radio, you can tune in to CJCL/Sportsnet 590 The FAN (590 AM) in Toronto. For fans outside the GTA, find your local Blue Jays Radio Network station here.
10/29/25 13:30The full World Series schedule and game start times
– Globe staff
The World Series logo is placed on near home plate as ground crews at the Rogers Centre prepare the field on Thursday.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Set your alarms, baseball fans! Here’s a look at the rest of the schedule as the Blue Jays and Dodgers continue to battle it out, taking the field tonight:
Game 5 – Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. ET in Los AngelesGame 6 – Friday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. ET in TorontoGame 7 – Saturday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. ET in Toronto (if necessary)10/29/25 13:30The Dodgers’ official World Series roster
– Globe staff
The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, a pitcher and designated hitter, hits during batting practice on Thursday.Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press
Los Angeles announced its full 26-man lineup for the World Series on Friday. Here’s a full list of the players that made the cut.
Pitchers:
Anthony BandaJack DreyerTyler GlasnowEdgardo HenriquezClayton KershawWill KleinRoki SasakiEmmet SheehanBlake Snell (starting game 1)Blake TreinenJustin WrobleskiYoshinobu YamamotoShohei Ohtani (also a designated hitter)
Infielders:
Mookie BettsFreddie FreemanMax MuneyMiguel Rojas
Outfielders:
Alex CallJustin DeanTeoscar HernándezAndy Pages
In and outfielders:
Tommy EdmanKiké HernándezHyeseong Kim
Catchers:
10/29/25 13:30The Blue Jays’ official World Series roster
– Globe Staff
Shortstop Bo Bichette is back on the Jays roster for the World Series after a knee injury sidelined him for more than six weeks.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
Toronto announced its 26-player lineup for the World Series against the L.A. Dodgers on Friday. Here are all the players who made it.
Pitchers:
Chris BassitShane BieberSeranthony DomínguezBraydon FisherMason FluhartyKevin GausmanJeff HoffmanEric LauerBrendon LittleMax ScherzerLouis VarlandTrey Yesavage (starting Game 1)
Infielders:
Addison BargerBo BichetteErnie ClementTy FranceAndrés GiminézVladimir Guerrero Jr.Isiah Kiner-Falefah
Outfielders:
Nathan LukesDavis SchneiderGeorge SpringerMyles StrawDaulton Varsho
Catchers:
Tyler HeinemanAlejandro Kirk