"The Toronto Blue Jays earned their shot at immortality this fall against the defending World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The odds have always favoured the Dodgers ever so slightly, but the Blue Jays didn't make the World Series easy on their rivals by taking it all the way to Game 7, back at Rogers Centre. The game of baseball has always gone off script, but this time, it brought indescribable heartbreak to the Blue Jays' dugout."
"However, the Blue Jays got another chance to put runs on the board, entering the bottom of the third with George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on base. This time, Bo Bichette didn't miss his pitch, with exhausted Shohei Ohtani on the mound, and sent the baseball straight over the centre field wall for a three-run home run to put the Blue Jays in the lead."
"This home run was the defining moment for Toronto, which sought ways to beat the Dodgers after pent-up frustration from Game 6 the day before. Besides taking the lead in the game, the home run also showcased Bichette's ability to give a clutch hit, even after missing a good chunk of the playoff games. In a game where other all-star players like Guerrero, Alejandro Kirk and George Springer struggled to hit for power, the Blue Jays showed that they had another card up their sleeve."
Toronto reached the World Series in 2025 and pushed defending champions Los Angeles to a decisive Game 7 at Rogers Centre. The Dodgers were slight favourites, but Toronto forced a winner-take-all game after a deep playoff run that bucked three decades of franchise inconsistency and recent postseason struggles. Early scoring chances were wasted, but Bo Bichette supplied a defining three-run home run in the third off an exhausted Shohei Ohtani to put Toronto ahead. Several other sluggers struggled, yet Bichette's clutch hit showed depth in the lineup. The momentary euphoria unraveled later as Toronto's home-run issues resurfaced and the game ended in heartbreak.
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