The Blue Jays’ heartbreaking loss in the World Series should be a reminder of how difficult it is to actually win a championship.
Miguel Rojas watches his game-tying home run off of Blue Jays pitcher Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning of Game 7.To be so close Toronto reminded me so much of Arizona in 2001. The Diamondbacks probably should have won that World Series seven games to none.
Yet, with one inning left in the season, the Yankees were winning Game 7 by a run with Mariano Rivera on the mound with a streak of 23 straight converted postseason saves. A dynasty nevertheless ended that night. The Blue Jays outplayed the Dodgers in at least four of the first six games, arguably in five. They outplayed the Dodgers for eight innings of Game 7. They were — in theory — champions with three outs left in the season with the ball in the hand of closer Jeff Hoffman, who had allowed one run and no homers in his nine previous postseason games this year. He then allowed the most unlikely Dodger to homer — Miguel Rojas — to actually homer. Prior to Saturday, the ninth-place-hitting utilityman had one homer all season off a righty pitcher.This was a grand St. John's premiere in every conceivable wayAlejandro Kirk is thrown out at first base to end Game 7 and give the Dodgers their second straight World Series title.Dodgers catcher Will Smith hits a tie-breaking home run in the 11th inning of World Series Game 7 on Nov. 2, 2025.Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani didn't make his first pitching start until mid-June and was limited to 47 innings before the playoffs.The Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. makes a diving catch down the first-base line in Game 7 of the World Series.With the end of his pitching career apparently at hand, Adam Ottavino has been focused on getting a job as a manager or running a front office.Floundering Yankees’ last stand comes with sobering Aaron Judge-Max Fried reality
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