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Blue Jays Take 3-2 Lead in World Series

Trey Yesavage broke a rookie record in 6-1 win over Dodgers

(Newser) - Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993.
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Blue Jays Even World Series With 6-2 Win

Game 4 victory over Dodgers means World Series will be returning to Toronto

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will be spending Halloween in Toronto. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani, Shane Bieber pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays shook off their epic 18-inning loss to even the World Series with a 6-2 victory over...

4 Takeaways From an Epic World Series Game

Including one of the more bizarre outs you'll ever see

(Newser) - Eighteen innings. Eleven runs. A walk-off home run to win it. Game 3 of the World Series Monday night—in which the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 —had pretty much everything. "It was one of the best games I've ever seen," writes...

Game 3 Tied for Longest in World Series History

It finally ends after 18 innings, more than 7 hours, with a Dodger win

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani homered twice and tied a 119-year-old major league record with four extra-base hits in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, putting on yet another historic postseason show at Dodger Stadium. The game itself was also historic—it was tied with four other games as the...

Yamamoto Pitches Complete Game as Dodgers Level Series

It was his second complete game in a row, but the first in the World Series since 2015

(Newser) - Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his second consecutive complete game, the first in the World Series since 2015, and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday night in Toronto to tie their best-of-seven matchup at one game apiece.
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Blue Jays Trounce Dodgers in Game 1 of World Series

11-4 win included first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history

(Newser) - Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, Alejandro Kirk added a two-run homer in a nine-run sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays overwhelmed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Friday night's opener. Daulton Varsho started Toronto's comeback from a 2-0...

Dodgers Pitcher Is Out for World Series Due to Family Emergency

Team scrambles to fill roster spot as Vesia exits due to 'deeply personal family matter'

(Newser) - Ahead of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be without pitcher Alex Vesia, who is taking leave to attend to what the organization described as a "deeply personal family matter." The announcement, made Thursday on the Dodgers' social media, did not detail the situation but emphasized...

Fan Swore He'd 'Catch the Big Ball.' Then He Did

Michael Angeletti hopes to trade it for World Series tickets from the Toronto Blue Jays

(Newser) - George Springer of the Toronto Blue Jays hit a home run for the ages on Monday night that propelled his team into the World Series . Just ask Michael Angeletti, the fan who caught the ball. "I feel blessed to be a part of Canadian sports history," Angeletti said...

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Oct 20, 2025 10:46 PM CDT

Blue Jays Headed to World Series

For the first time since before Dodgers' Ohtani was born

(Newser) - When slugger Joe Carter hit the last World Series pitch thrown in Canada over the left-field wall to win the Toronto Blue Jays' second consecutive title, it was 8 1/2 months before Shohei Ohtani was born. The Blue Jays are back in baseball's championship round for the first time...

Dodgers Embrace Charge They're 'Ruining Baseball'

High-payroll team goes to World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons

(Newser) - During the Los Angeles Dodgers' October run to the NL pennant, the team has become the dark eminence that many baseball people have long feared. The Dodgers are 9-1 in the postseason—and they've looked like a juggernaut while doing it, with near-flawless starting pitching and a deep, resilient...

Ohtani Slugs, Pitches His Way to 'Greatest Game in Baseball History'

Slugger hits 3 homers, holds Brewers scoreless on the mound through 7 innings

(Newser) - When Shohei Ohtani's third home run rocketed off his bat, the few fans still sitting at Dodger Stadium rose frantically, as if every single seat in the sold-out building had received a shock. At the plate and on the mound, Ohtani was electrifying in Game 4 of the National...

One Way or Another, Ohtani Stars in Game 1

Dodgers' two-way star collects nine strikeouts on the mound in his playoffs debut

(Newser) - Being a two-way player does increase the likelihood that you'll have a bad game one way or another. Or it increases the chances that either batting or pitching will go well. Shohei Ohtani could hardly have done worse at the plate in the first game of the Los Angeles...

Longtime Dodgers Star Announces Retirement

Clayton Kershaw has won three Cy Youngs and two World Series rings

(Newser) - Clayton Kershaw, the left-hander who defined a Dodgers era with his arm and resilience, announced his retirement Thursday after 18 seasons with the team, closing the book on one of baseball's most storied careers. The 37-year-old starting pitcher revealed his decision in a team statement ahead of what...

Shohei Ohtani Hits a Homer, Makes Beeline for Heckler

The Dodgers' star even got a high-five from the Padres fan

(Newser) - The weekend series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was a tough one for three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani, who may be feeling the stress of being sued , but he went out on a high note Sunday. As the National League West rivals faced off at Petco Park,...

Star Pitcher Is Sued Over Hawaii Real Estate Deal

Suit claims Dodgers' Ohtani got investor, broker fired from project he was hired to promote

(Newser) - A Hawaii real estate investor and broker are suing Shohei Ohtani, claiming the Los Angeles Dodgers star and his agent got them fired from a $240 million luxury housing development they brought him in to endorse. According to the lawsuit filed in Hawaii Circuit Court, Ohtani's agent, Nez Balelo,...

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Jul 19, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Ohtani's Latest Hit Is for the Kids

LA Dodgers star pens children's book Decoy Saves Opening Day , starring his own dog

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani is adding author to his list of accomplishments. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar has co-written a children's book starring his beloved dog, Decoy. Ohtani posted a photo on his Instagram on Thursday of Decoy, a Dutch Kooikerhondje, sitting next to the book, per the AP . The...

He's Just the 20th MLB Pitcher to Do This

Clayton Kershaw notches 3K strikeouts

(Newser) - Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts when Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox took a slider for a called third strike for the final out of the sixth inning on Wednesday night, the AP reports. "It's the last box for Clayton to check...

Recovering Ohtani Throws Fastest Pitch of His Career

Dodgers star tops 101mph in third start since surgery

(Newser) - Sbohei Ohtani threw the fastest pitch of his career at 101.7mph and worked two efficient innings in his third mound start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing one hit and one walk against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. It was the first start of more than one inning...

MLB Team Donates $1M for Families Hit by Migrant Raids

'We have heard the calls for us to take a leading role,' says LA Dodgers President Stan Kasten

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1 million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California. The defending World Series champions also said Friday that they intend to form partnerships with the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and other organizations...

Dodgers: We Kept ICE Off Stadium Grounds

Presence draws protesters, though agencies say no immigration operation was planned

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers said they denied access to their stadium grounds to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who had assembled in the parking lot on Thursday morning, drawing protesters. Armed and masked federal agents arrived in vans and SUVs at a lot near Dodger Stadium's Gate E entrance,...

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