Tadziu Krawiec waves a Blue Jays flag as fans gather outside the Rogers Centre before the start of Game 6 of the World Series in Toronto on Friday.Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
11/01/25 16:41A Jays fan watches from Japan
– Adrian Lee
The MLB Cafe in Fukuoka, Japan.The Globe and Mail
Owing to an ill-timed press trip, I – a Jays fan since I was a child – found myself in Japan for the duration of this World Series.
With the Jays on the brink of potentially winning it all, my wife had to indulge me in yet another thing on Saturday morning: traveling to the suburbs of Fukuoka, Japan’s fifth-most-populous city, to watch Game 6 at the MLB Café, the weirdest baseball experience of my life.
The restaurant was about two-thirds full, and while the attendees were clearly all Dodger partisans – the Japanese are ultimately fans of their hometown players, and L.A. boasts three – they showed it only by offering light polite claps after a hit or a strikeout; otherwise, they were completely, surreally silent.
The guests may have adhered to Japanese etiquette during the game, but the rules were different when it came to Shohei Ohtani. There was a light but distinct rumbling throughout his at-bats, audible groans to his outs, and the only cheers were reserved for his successes. The room felt like it was physically tensing, with hands clasped in prayer as if for the health of a family member. Given how his face endorses every other product here, he may as well be one.
11/01/25 16:22The Dodgers’ starting lineup for Game 7 tonight
– Globe staff
The Dodgers have released their starting lineup. Here’s the full list:
Shohei Ohtani (L) PWill Smith (R) CFreddie Freeman (L) 1BMookie Betts (R) SSMax Muncy (L) 3BTeoscar Hernández (R) RFTommy Edman (S) CFEnrique Hernández (R) LFMiguel Rojas (R) 2B11/01/25 15:54The Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Game 7 tonight
– Globe staff
The Blue Jays revealed their starting nine. Here’s a full list of the lineup:
George Springer (R) DHNathan Lukes (L) LFVladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1BBo Bichette (R) 2BAddison Barger (L) RFAlejandro Kirk (R) CDaulton Varsho (L) CFErnie Clement (R) 3BAndrés Giménez (L) SS11/01/25 15:50Schitt’s Creek’s Noah Reid to sing O Canada tonight
– Globe staff
Toronto-born actor and musician Noah Reid, best known for his role as Patrick on “Schitt’s Creek” (and a memorable performance of Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best”) will be singing the Canadian national anthem at Game 7.
It’s not his first time up at plate – he also did so at a Blue Jays vs. Yankees game back in April 2024 in New York. Here’s a preview of what his performance might look like:
American singer Pia Toscano will be singing the American national anthem.
11/01/25 15:44Opinion: Heading into Game 7, the Blue Jays allow the Dodgers to regain their mojo
– Cathal Kelly
It went wrong in the third, and in a hurry. It started with a Tommy Edman double – the first hit by either team in the game. Shohei Ohtani was then intentionally walked.
In the first five games, this is the point at which the Dodgers’ engine stalls. Mookie Betts was going so poorly he’d been moved from second to third and eventually fourth in the order.
Will Smith hit a double. One run in. Freddie Freeman walked. Bases loaded, and Betts up.
If things had continued on the way they’d been going, this is where Betts swings and misses at a ball being thrown to the mound by the catcher.
Instead, Betts hit a darting single through the left side of the infield – his first RBIs of the series.
Everyone in the building was having the same idea at once: ‘Oh no, they’re awake.’
Game 7s are a toss-up, always. Momentum goes out the window, until someone scores, and then momentum’s the only thing that matters. The team that thinks it’s going to win often does. That’s certainly how the Jays beat Seattle in the ALCS. They trailed the whole time and you just knew they knew. When Springer homered, it wasn’t a relief, so much as a confirmation that what you were feeling about this team was real.
Does it feel that way to you this time?
11/01/25 15:38Lifelong fan on the scene outside Rogers Centre
– Patrick White
Hi, I’m Patrick White. I was a 12-year-old Jays superfan when Joe Carter’s homer brought Toronto its last World Series.
Tonight, I’ll be down at SkyDome — sorry, the Rogers Centre — soaking in the scene as fans root, root, root for the Jays to win another.
11/01/25 15:36Baseball’s memory-making abilities lives on
– Kathryn Blaze Baum
Hi, I’m Kathryn Blaze Baum, and I’m a reporter on The Globe’s investigations team, based in Toronto. I’ll be at the game tonight, watching from the 500s.
About a week ago, my husband went through some of his keepsakes stored at his mom’s place. He found a small red duffel bag with the words “SkyDome, Opening Day, June ’89” printed on the outside. Inside were all his old baseball cards, baseball magazines, an old ball he caught at a Jays game as a kid, and a little gold keychain commemorating the Dome’s opening day. He was five years old — a couple years before he would go to the World Series with his dad. A memory he cherishes to this day.
My love of baseball came into focus about a decade ago, when I had a debilitating concussion that took a year to fully recover from. Listening to the Blue Jays on the radio helped get me through — the pace, the voices, the guys, the excitement, the reliability of there being a game most days during the regular season. It was comforting.
That red bag of my husband’s holds a lot of memories. And now we will make our own tonight!
11/01/25 15:31TTC, Metrolinx add more service for World Series crowds
– Colin Freeze
TTC and Metrolinx are adding service for Game 7 tonight, and encouraging Blue Jays fans to take transit to the World Series.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
City officials have urged fans to take transit to the game and parties to avoid problems with traffic and parking, while the Toronto Transit Commission advised of increased service and potential disruptions.
The TTC said it will increase service on the two main subway lines and on downtown streetcar routes for Game 7. Planned subway closures tonight and over the weekend have been postponed to a later date.
“The TTC will also monitor series-deciding games and may need to adjust downtown bus and streetcar routes in the core,” spokesman Stuart Green said in a statement. “This could include diversions or short turns to avoid crowded streets.”
Metrolinx, which runs the region’s GO commuter rain and bus service, said it had additional trips planned.
“Metrolinx is adding additional GO services for Game 6 [and a possible Game 7] at Rogers Centre,” said spokesperson Andrea Ernesaks. The Kitchener Line, Barrie Line, and Stouffville Line will carry commuters home for around 2 a.m., she said.
– With a report from the Canadian Press
11/01/25 15:02Where to find watch parties around the GTA
– Colin Freeze
Blue Jays fans at a watch party at Nathan Philips Square for Game 1 last Friday.DUANE COLE/The Globe and Mail
The game will screen in downtown Toronto tonight inside Scotiabank Arena (for a $15 entry fee, donated to MLSE Foundation), Nathan Phillips Square outside City Hall and at the University of Toronto’s Front Campus. Further north, the Aga Khan Park is hosting a public watch party.
Fans can also join watch parties in public squares in cities such as Brampton’s Garden Square, Mississauga’s Celebration Square and Aurora’s Town Square.
11/01/25 14:50Shohei Ohtani to start for Dodgers
– Jamie Ross
L.A. Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani pitches during the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during game four of the 2025 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 28, 2025.Kiyoshi Mio/Reuters
Shohei Ohtani, the US$700-million-dollar man, will earn his salary tonight. The Dodgers superstar gets the start on the mound in Game 7 of the World Series.
It’s not Ohtani’s normal turn in the starting rotation. But after Tyler Glasnow, the towering right-hander, was called into action to bail the Dodgers out of a jam late in Game 6, Ohtani gets the ball.
It’s a fitting storyline for the World Series finale: The biggest name in baseball pitching in the biggest game of his career. Of anybody’s career, really.
What’s known in baseball as the “Ohtani rule” most likely necessitated his use as a starter today. The provision allows a two-way player to hit for the entire game, even if he is removed as a pitcher.
The rule stipulates that a pitcher can remain in the batting order as designated hitter, even after he is removed from his defensive position.
11/01/25 14:45Max Scherzer set to start for Blue Jays
– Jamie Ross
Max Scherzer pitches against the L.A. Dodgers during the first inning in game three of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 27, 2025.Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
‘Mad’ Max Scherzer will be starting for the Blue Jays tonight.
Scherzer, 41, has been on this stage before. He pitched Game 7 of the World Series in 2019, recording a no decision in the Washington Nationals’ win over the Houston Astros.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said yesterday that Scherzer’s experience and his willingness to share it has been to the benefit of the entire team, himself included.
“He’s not afraid to be curious, he’s not afraid to share things that he’s been through that maybe I haven’t been,” Schneider said. “I’ve already had my 20-minute sit-down with him today and he’s been great. I think when you’ve been through things like this that not many people have, you can really offer some good advice and feedback.”
Scherzer has made two starts in these playoffs since being left off the roster in the American League Division Series against the Yankees. He pitched against the Mariners in the second round, recording a win, and in Game 3 of the World Series. He threw 4⅓ innings in the Blue Jays’ Game 3 loss. He has allowed five earned runs over 10 innings in the playoffs.
A two-time World Series champion, Scherzer’s intensity has become the stuff of legend across baseball, earning him the nickname Mad Max.
11/01/25 14:40How a wedged ball thwarted a Game 6 Blue Jays comeback
– Marty Klinkenberg
L.A. Dodgers centre fielder Justin Dean puts his hands in the air after the ball gets stuck in the wall on a hit by Toronto Blue Jays’ Addison Barger (not shown) during the ninth inning of Game 6 World Series playoff baseball in Toronto on Oct. 31, 2025. The hit was ruled a ground rule double.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
The Blue Jays seemed on the verge of another one of their stunning comebacks in Game 6 of the World Series on Friday.
Though they trailed 3-1 in the ninth inning, Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers’ closer, hit Toronto’s leadoff batter, Alejandro Kirk.
Kirk was then replaced by the speedy Myles Straw, who came on as a pinch runner. Addison Barger laced a double to left-centre field, but the ball landed at the bottom of the wall and got momentarily wedged beneath it.
As the crowd at Rogers Centre roared, Straw and Barger rounded the bases for an apparent 3-3 tie. However, the ball was declared dead, and the play was declared a ground-rule double. Straw was sent back to third and Barger to second.
Daulton Varsho, Toronto’s centrefielder, said the walls at Rogers Centre are very hard and almost always the ball caroms out.
This time, he said, it landed in a seam at the very bottom and got struck like a mouse in a glue trap.
“That is probably the only spot where that could have happened,” Varsho said. “It was a crazy inning. A couple of pitches and then it was over.”
11/01/25 14:30Where to watch the Blue Jays game against the Dodgers tonight
– Globe staff
Baseball fans gather to watch Game 6 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers at the University of Toronto on Friday.Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press
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 7 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.
11/01/25 13:45From ticket prices to uniforms, here’s what’s changed since the Jays’ last World Series in 1993
– Moira Wyton
Former Blue Jays star hitter Joe Carter celebrated after his World Series-winning three-run home run in 1993, 32 years before George Springer cheered his own three-run home run that clinched the ALCS and sent the Jays to their third-ever World Series.The Associated Press
The last time the Blue Jays won a World Series, you had to line up or mail a cheque to buy tickets, Rogers Centre was still called the SkyDome and more than three-quarters of the team’s 2025 World Series roster hadn’t even been born.
The 1993 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies was the team’s second World Series win in a row, and holds a special place in the hearts of Blue Jays’ fans across Canada. But so much has changed for the team, its supporters and Toronto in the 32 years since.
From player salaries to uniforms and the price of hot dogs, take a look back at what’s changed since 1993.
11/01/25 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 last week. 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:
11/01/25 13:30The Blue Jays’ official World Series roster
– Globe Staff
Isiah Kiner-Falefa, George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Tyler Heineman and members of the bullpen line up for the singing of the national anthems ahead of the MLB American League Championship Series Game 7 against the Seattle Mariners in Toronto, Oct. 20, 2025.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Toronto announced its 26-player lineup for the World Series against the L.A. Dodgers last week. 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