"The 97 mph pitch in the upper inside part of the zone couldn't overmatch him, as he drove it to deep left field, a homer that immediately silenced Dodger Stadium. The swing of his life left the bat at 97 mph and soared 373 feet. It had been since August 14th that Schneider last hit leadoff and since September 11th since his previous home run, but his impersonation of George Springer atop the lineup couldn't have been more bang on."
"All of a sudden, the Blue Jays led Game 5 by two runs, courtesy of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who also went yard. With Vladdy's 394 foot home run off an inside fastball at 96 mph, history was made. Not only did it mark his fastest swing speed all season at 87.4 mph, but it also placed the Toronto Blue Jays as the first team to begin a World Series game with back-to-back homers."
George Springer left Game 3 after fouling a pitch off and was not in the lineup for Game 5. Davis Schneider, a 26-year-old 28th-round pick from 2017, replaced Springer as the leadoff hitter. On the first pitch of Game 5 he homered on a 97 mph heater, a 373-foot shot that silenced Dodger Stadium and served as his first World Series hit and first career postseason home run. Two pitches later Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered, a 394-foot shot at 96 mph, producing the first back-to-back leadoff homers to start a World Series game.
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