World Series 2025: Blue Jays have chance to join exclusive club

The Toronto Blue Jays have an opportunity at historical past on Saturday evening once they tackle the Los Angeles Dodgers in Recreation 7 of the World Collection.

The sport, which airs at 8 PM ET on FOX, might mark the top of an epic turnaround for Toronto. The Blue Jays completed final within the American League East division within the 2024 season and didn’t make the playoffs with a 74-88 report. This season, Toronto received the division title for the primary time since 2015 and will be a part of an unique membership with a World Collection victory.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts after strolling towards the Los Angeles Dodgers in the course of the eighth inning of Recreation 6 of the baseball World Collection in Toronto on Friday, October 31, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press by way of AP)

Based on MLB Community, Toronto might be a part of the 1991 Minnesota Twins and the 2013 Boston Purple Sox in going from final place to champions. The Twins completed in final place within the AL West in 1990 earlier than Jack Morris’ heroic Recreation 7 gave them a World Collection victory over the Atlanta Braves in 1991. The 2012 Purple Sox have been final within the AL East earlier than topping the St. Louis Cardinals in six video games and profitable the 2013 World Collection.

The Blue Jays wish to have fun their first World Collection since 1993 with a victory over the Dodgers. Max Scherzer, probably on the tail finish of his illustrious profession, will likely be set to start out Recreation 7. He’ll face Shohei Ohtani, who the Dodgers used for the essential sport.

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Miguel Rojas forces out Toronto Blue Jays’ Addison Barger at second base to shut out Recreation 6 of the baseball World Collection, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Picture/Brynn Anderson)

Toronto misplaced 3-1 in Recreation 6, because the Dodgers pulled off an ideal double play to shut out the sport within the backside of the ninth regardless of the Blue Jays’ menace.

Scherzer was 5-5 with a 5.19 ERA in 17 begins this season.

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From left, Toronto Blue Jays proper fielder Addison Barger, Nathan Lukes and Daulton Varsho (5) share a joke throughout a mound go to in the course of the eighth inning in Recreation 6 of the baseball World Collection towards the Los Angeles Dodgers in Toronto on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Chris Younger/The Canadian Press by way of AP)

“No higher man to have on the mound to navigate the feelings and the issues,” Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider stated. “Max was making ready for Recreation 7 when he knew he can be throwing Recreation 3.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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