<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-max-scherzer-guarantee-18-inning-game-3-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer makes guarantee after heartbreaking 18-inning Game 3 loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-pitcher-Max-Scherzer_693a1a.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer makes guarantee after heartbreaking 18-inning Game 3 loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:49:26-07:00">October 28th, 9:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:49:51-07:00">October 28th, 9:49am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer struggled in Game 3 of the World Series Monday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-electrifies-dodger-stadium-world-series-homer-max-schurzer">Scherzer lasted four-plus innings</a> in the game, but allowed five hits and three earned runs. Scherzer <a href="https://torontosun.com/sports/baseball/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-fall-to-dodgers-in-18-innings" rel="noopener">is making a promise</a> about his team following the loss.</p><p>“We’ve done this our whole season,” Scherzer said about the need to bounce back in Game 4, per the Toronto Sun. “This one will sting tonight, don’t get me wrong. You wouldn’t be human if it didn’t.</p><p>“The way our team functions, we’ll have a good effort (on Tuesday.)”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-post-epic-video-freddie-freeman-world-series-walk-offs">Dodgers slugger Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run</a> in the 18th inning of Game 3. It was one of the longest World Series games in Major League Baseball history. The Blue Jays used nine pitchers in the game, while Los Angeles used 10.</p><p>Toronto and Los Angeles play Game 4 on Tuesday night. It is a must-win for the Blue Jays, who have lost back-to-back games.</p><h2><b>Blue Jays are banged up heading into Game 4</b></h2><p>Toronto is definitely feeling the pain after losing Game 3. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-george-springer-world-series-game-3-injury-scare">George Springer went out of the game</a> with an injury, that required an MRI. <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46752028/blue-jays-george-springer-exits-game-3-world-series-vs-dodgers-injuring-swing" rel="noopener">It is highly doubtful</a> he will play in Game 4.</p><p>“He’s obviously a huge part of our lineup,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said of Springer, per ESPN. “Glad I got him out when I did, and hopefully it didn’t make anything worse, but we’ll see how he is [Tuesday].”</p><p>Schneider acknowledges though that Springer <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/george-springer-exits-world-series-game-3-after-swing" rel="noopener">has been really physically limited</a>.</p><p>“I feel like he’s being held together with duct tape,” Schneider said before Game 3, per MLB.com. “[His knee] kind of comes and goes, but that’s fine. It was actually a little bit more sore the day of Game 1 for whatever reason as opposed to those off-days. I think he’s fine.”</p><p>The Blue Jays are giving Shane Bieber the ball in Game 4. He will be going against Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani had an epic offensive performance in Game 3, with two home runs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer makes guarantee after heartbreaking 18-inning Game 3 loss

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Will it continue?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:38:30-07:00">October 28th, 9:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:38:30-07:00">October 28th, 9:38am</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Scout at FCHockey. There isn't a sport that Nate doesn't enjoy, but the NHL and all other things hockey is where his expertise shines through.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-proves-inevitable-game-3-tying-vs-blue-jays">seen enough from Shohei Ohtani on Monday night</a>, intentionally <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-mlb-club-blue-jays-tactic">walking the Dodgers’ lead-off man four times in the later innings</a> and then pitching around him in the 17th with a four-pitch walk. It came after pitching to the Japanese superstar in his first four at-bats, with the slugger recording two home runs and two doubles. Schneider explained <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46754628/with-ohtani-onslaught-blue-jays-abandon-walk-strategy" rel="noopener">his reasoning</a> to reporters after the game.</p><p>“It’s not the easiest thing in the world to just walk him and face Mookie [Betts] and Freddie [Freeman],” Schneider said after the 6-5 loss. “You got to really execute at a high level against him. I think the first couple games we did. I think that we executed pretty well, minus today. He’s a great player and took some really good swings today.”</p><p>Ohtani has become so dominant that the Blue Jays might try to avoid him for the rest of the series if the situation allows it. With lefty Eric Lauer pitching 4+ innings on Monday night, it’s unlikely that they’ll have a high-leverage left-handed pitcher available that they trust to face Ohtani after he saw Mason Fluharty well in his at-bat against him. Toronto has also lost trust in Brendon Little and would like to avoid that matchup at all costs.</p><p>Schneider and pitching coach Pete Walker seem content to let the rest of the stars in the Dodgers’ lineup beat the Blue Jays. The reporters asked the manager point-blank whether he would implement the walk strategy going forward, and he didn’t shy away from it.</p><p>“Yeah,” he responded.</p><p>Ohtani’s bat isn’t the only worry for the Blue Jays in Game 4. The two-way phenom will take the mound for the Dodgers on Tuesday night, and he has been just as dominant in that role this postseason. In his last start against the Milwaukee Brewers, Ohtani recorded 10 strikeouts over six innings while also hitting three home runs at the plate. If John Schneider’s team wants to get back in the World Series, they’ll have to go directly through Shohei Ohtani.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays’ manager John Schneider gets brutally honest on Shohei Ohtani strategy. Will it continue?

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-mlb-club-blue-jays-tactic">Toronto Blue Jays lost a marathon game on Monday to the Los Angeles Dodgers</a> in Game 3 of the World Series. After 18 innings, Los Angeles came out winning by a 6-5 score. Following the game, Blue Jays player Davis Schneider was left heartbroken.</p><p>Schneider was the last Blue Jays player to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6756216/2025/10/28/blue-jays-game-3-loss-dodgers/" rel="noopener">leave the dugout</a>, per The Athletic. He spoke to reporters after about what was going on in his head in that moment. The Blue Jays lost after Dodgers slugger Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run.</p><p>“You never want to be on the wrong side of these type of games,” Schneider said. “18 innings, it kinda wears on you, makes you feel even worse. We fought hard. They fought hard. They came out on top.”</p><p>The Dodgers used 10 pitchers against Toronto in the game, but Toronto just came up short. It was a wasted start for Blue Jays ace Max Scherzer, who lasted four-plus innings.</p><p>“This one will sting tonight,” Scherzer said. “Don’t get me wrong. You wouldn’t be human if it didn’t. But the way our team operates, the way we function, we’ll have a pretty good effort tomorrow.”</p><p>Los Angeles and Toronto play again in Game 4 on Tuesday. It is a must-win game for the Blue Jays.</p><h2><b>Blue Jays have to quickly forget and move on from Game 3</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-Dodgers-set-World-Series-history-in-Game-3-marathon.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-most-to-blame-for-18th-inning-world-series-game-3-loss">Blue Jays are exhausted after playing an 18-inning marathon</a> in Game 3. The players feel the physical and mental pain of losing. Toronto knows that the team just can’t sulk and slow down, as the team has lost back-to-back games.</p><p>“I’m pretty sure everybody is feeling it right now,” Isiah Kiner-Falefa said. “Just body wise, try to figure that out.”</p><p>The Blue Jays insist they won’t be napping though in Game 4 on Tuesday.</p><p>“These guys are going to be more than ready,” team manager John Schneider said. “The Dodgers didn’t win the World Series today, they won a game.”</p><p>Toronto’s batters will have to face off against Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday night in Game 4. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-world-series-game-4-start-confirmed">Ohtani is getting the start</a> for Los Angeles. The Blue Jays are going with Shane Bieber.</p><p>Blue Jays fans hope the club can even the World Series on Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Davis Schneider’s tough admission about Blue Jays losing World Series Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-bo-bichette-play-world-series-game-4-vs-dodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette be able to play in World Series Game 4 vs. Dodgers?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bo-Bichette_a1b31b.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Will Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette be able to play in World Series Game 4 vs. Dodgers?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T08:52:06-07:00">October 28th, 8:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T08:52:06-07:00">October 28th, 8:52am</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Scout at FCHockey. There isn't a sport that Nate doesn't enjoy, but the NHL and all other things hockey is where his expertise shines through.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers’ clubhouses won’t have too many players at 100% after their 18-inning thriller in Game 3 on Monday night. It looks like the game took a bigger toll on Toronto, as they lost on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr">Freddie Freeman walk-off home run</a>, and also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-george-springer-world-series-game-3-injury-scare">lost George Springer to an injury</a>. Add in that the Blue Jays might <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6756409/2025/10/28/world-series-game-4-dodgers-blue-jays/" rel="noopener">not be able to start</a> Bo Bichette, as he is still recovering from an ailing knee injury, and Game 4 could be a difficult night.</p><p>“Second baseman Bo Bichette, who drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from first base with the go-ahead run in the seventh, also figures to be questionable. Schneider pinch-ran for Bichette after his single, mindful that his player is essentially in spring-training mode, building back up after missing nearly seven weeks with a sprained right knee,” Ken Rosenthal wrote, via The Athletic. “It might be too much to ask Bichette to start back-to-back days.”</p><p>The Blue Jays already adopted that strategy in between Games 1 and 2. Bichette was the starting second baseman and batted clean-up for Game 1, but manager John Schneider used him as a pinch-hitter in Game 2. Even though the coaching staff removed Bichette in the 7th inning and he didn’t have to play the game’s last 11 innings, he might still not be able to play on back-to-back nights.</p><p>Bichette’s removal from the game is already a hot topic, as Schneider’s quest to get faster runners on base earlier in the game left him without some of his best hitters for over half the game. Bichette, Alejandro Kirk, and Addison Barger all had to sit and watch Toronto’s offense sputter in extra innings, along with Springer, who left with the injury. Bichette’s possible inability to play on Tuesday night would be a massive blow to the team’s offense against Shohei Ohtani.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette be able to play in World Series Game 4 vs. Dodgers?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-ken-rosenthal-would-be-surprised-if-george-springer-plays-game-4-after-mri');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays rumors: Ken Rosenthal would be ‘surprised’ if George Springer plays Game 4 after MRI');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-right-fielder-George-Springer-4-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blue Jays rumors: Ken Rosenthal would be ‘surprised’ if George Springer plays Game 4 after MRI</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T08:39:24-07:00">October 28th, 8:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:44:29-07:00">October 28th, 9:44am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-blue-jays-dodgers-set-world-series-history-in-game-3-marathon">Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a marathon</a> that lasted 18 innings, 6-5, a key development for the team was the injury to George Springer in Game 3 of the World Series. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-george-springer-world-series-game-3-injury-scare">Blue Jays’ leadoff hitter in Springer left Game 3,</a> MLB insider Ken Rosenthal discusses the potential chance of him returning for a crucial Game 4 with the team down 2-1 in the championship series.</p><p>Springer would get injured after fouling off a ball in the seventh inning, leading to “right side discomfort,” with Rosenthal even saying that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6756409/2025/10/28/world-series-game-4-dodgers-blue-jays/" rel="noopener">“it would be a surprise”</a> if he came back for Game 4. Rosenthal would mention that on top of the injury sustained on Monday night, he was also dealing with issues with his wrist and knee as well.</p><p>“Leadoff man George Springer left the game with right side discomfort after fouling off the first pitch of the seventh inning,” Rosenthal wrote in The Athletic. “He underwent an MRI, Schneider said, and the Jays did not immediately know the results. But it would be a surprise if Springer, who already was dealing with a banged-up wrist and knee, returned for Game 4.”</p><h2><b>Blue Jays’ John Schneider on next steps for George Springer</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-George-Springer-leaves-World-Series-Game-3-amid-injury-scare.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With fans looking for who’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-most-to-blame-for-18th-inning-world-series-game-3-loss">most to blame for the Blue Jays’ losing in Game 3 to the Dodgers</a> in the World Series, one has to wonder what impact Springer could have brought for the team down the stretch in extra innings. Toronto manager John Schneider would speak about Springer’s “right side discomfort” as he was “not sounding overly bursting with optimism,” according to The Toronto Sun.</p><p>More information should be out soon regarding the severity, as Schneider confirmed after the loss that Springer went for an MRI, <a href="https://torontosun.com/sports/baseball/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-fall-to-dodgers-in-18-innings" rel="noopener">but would admit that the injury “sucks,”</a> since he is “a huge part of our lineup.”</p><p>“He’s already went for an MRI,” Schneider said. “We’ll see how it comes back and see how he walks up tomorrow. But it sucks. He’s obviously a huge part of our lineup. Glad I got him out when I did, and hopefully it didn’t make anything worse. But we’ll see how he is tomorrow.”</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen what happens with Springer’s injuries and his availability, but the Blue Jays can’t afford any more setbacks as the team is down 2-1 in the series with Game 4 on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays rumors: Ken Rosenthal would be ‘surprised’ if George Springer plays Game 4 after MRI

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He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr">Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run to seal a 6-5 win</a> over the Toronto Blue Jays in the 18th inning of Game 3 of the World Series, 25-year-old reliever Will Klein turned in the performance of a lifetime for the Boys in Blue.</p><p>Despite only pitching in 14 regular-season contests and not being on the NL Wild Card, NLDS or NLCS rosters, Klein tossed a career-high 72 pitches en route to <a href="https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2025-world-series-freddie-freeman-is-the-fall-classic-dream-weaver-dfd0cdfa5d56" rel="noopener">four scoreless innings.</a> The righty had come in after Edgardo Henriquez, who was not on the NLCS roster, delivered two scoreless innings of work.</p><p>“In the postseason, people talk about the superstars, but a lot of times it’s these unsung heroes that you just can’t expect,” Roberts told Cary Osborne of Dodger Insider. “Tonight was Will Klein’s night, and obviously, what Edgardo did was just as paramount.”</p><p>Klein used his high-velocity fastball and biting curveball to keep Toronto’s hitters at bay. The Bloomington native proved he could compete on the sport’s biggest stage and was <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/will-klein-dodgers-bullpen-world-series-game-3-2025" rel="noopener">not about to let his team down.</a></p><p>“We weren’t losing that game,” Klein told AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. “And so I had to keep going back out there. I was going to keep doing that — and doing all I could to put up a zero and sit back down and do it again.”</p><p>Klein had been traded twice this season by other teams and would have likely been left off the Dodgers’ World Series roster if not for a personal family matter that has kept <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-alex-vesias-status-world-series-unclear-personal-matter">reliever Alex Vesia away from the club.</a></p><p>The former fifth-round pick was not necessarily a part of Los Angeles’ bullpen plans, but he might have just turned in the most influential showing of their entire postseason thus far.</p><p>“You don’t ever plan on playing 18 innings, and you just kind of ask more from the player,” Dodgers manager Roberts said. “He delivered. He threw probably three times as much as he’s ever thrown before and — certainly with the adrenaline on this stage — what he did was incredible.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Game 3’s ‘unsung hero’ who wasn’t even on Dodgers’ NL Wild Card, NLDS, NLCS rosters

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Here’s what Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman said about hitting another World Series walk-off HR');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Heres-what-Freddie-Freeman-said-about-hitting-another-World-Series-walk-off-HR.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Here’s what Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman said about hitting another World Series walk-off HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T06:37:17-07:00">October 28th, 6:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T07:25:13-07:00">October 28th, 7:25am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the second straight October,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr"> Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Freddie Freeman has etched his name into World Series history.</a> The 36-year-old drilled a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-blue-jays-dodgers-set-world-series-history-in-game-3-marathon">to grant the Dodgers a 6-5 win in Game 3</a> and a 2-1 series edge over the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>Freeman was not initially sure if he had made a good enough swing to place the ball over the fence, but the veteran was able to send a sinker from Blue Jays reliever Brendon Little 406 feet for the victory.</p><p>“I was not sure,” Freeman told Ken Rosenthal during his postgame interview on Fox. “Just because of the other couple. My swings were getting better and better as the game was going on. I’m just glad I was able to get the opportunity again.”</p><p>Freeman had enjoyed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6756409/2025/10/28/world-series-game-4-dodgers-blue-jays/" rel="noopener">a few solid at-bats</a> throughout the contest, but had not yet been able to deliver the kind of swing that could change the course of a game.</p><p>“He hit it, and I said, ‘He got it this time,’” Kike Hernandez told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. “But the ball barely got out. The last two at-bats before that one, he hit the ball 104 twice and the ball wasn’t even close to the wall. It makes you think, is this one going to go out?</p><p>“Thank God it did.”</p><p>The Dodgers have become accustomed to such situations, and Freeman has seemingly been in the middle of the most intense moments.</p><p>In Game 1 of last year’s World Series against the New York Yankees, Freeman cranked a <a href="https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2025-world-series-freddie-freeman-is-the-fall-classic-dream-weaver-dfd0cdfa5d56" rel="noopener">game-winning grand slam</a> off of Nestor Cortes in the bottom of the 10th inning.</p><p>“That’s (the dream) you’re talking about as kids. And last year, it was always bases loaded, and two outs, bottom of the 9th. I know it happened in the 10th (last year in Game 1 of the World Series),” Freeman told Cary Osborne of Dodger Insider. “But to have it happen again a year later, to hit another walk-off, it’s kind of amazing, crazy, and I’m just glad we won and we’re up 2–1, and we got our Shohei on the mound tomorrow.”</p><p>The Dodgers and Blue Jays used 44 combined players in the six-hour and 39-minute thriller. They will now pivot towards Tuesday night’s Game 4 in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Here’s what Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman said about hitting another World Series walk-off HR

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-blue-jays-dodgers-set-world-series-history-in-game-3-marathon');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays, Dodgers set World Series history in Game 3 marathon');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-left-fielder-Davis-Schneider-36-is-out-at-home.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blue Jays, Dodgers set World Series history in Game 3 marathon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T00:48:52-07:00">October 28th, 12:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T00:48:52-07:00">October 28th, 12:48am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays have to be absolutely exhausted after requiring 18 innings to decide the winner of Game 3 of the World Series. But both teams would much rather be happy while exhausted instead of playing the blame game, and for the Dodgers, they’ll at least be sleeping soundly after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr">Freddie Freeman hit another walk-off home run</a> in the World Series — a solo shot off of Brendon Little on a hanging sinker on a full count in the bottom of the 18th.</p><p>But before Freeman hit paydirt and finally sent the fans at Dodger Stadium eagerly anticipating a walk-off win home happy, there were plenty of frustrating moments for both teams. They were threatening to score during the extra innings, but couldn’t seem to find a way to get them safely across the plate.</p><p>In fact, the two teams combined to leave 37 runners stranded on base, which is <a href="https://x.com/SNstats/status/1983065460875964504" rel="noopener">a new</a> World Series record for most runners left on base, as pointed out by Sportsnet on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>As early as the 10th inning, the Blue Jays were already threatening to score a go-ahead run. But instead, Davis Schneider got himself thrown out at the plate in a questionable send from third-base coach Carlos Febles.</p><p>In the bottom of the 11th, Freeman already had a golden opportunity to win the game for the Dodgers, with Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts on base. Freeman proceeded to fly out to left field. In the 13th, Freeman came on with the bases loaded, and he sent a deep fly ball to the warning track, only to be caught by Daulton Varsho.</p><p>The Blue Jays were knocking on the door in the 18th, with Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Varsho advancing to third and second base, respectively, after a wild pitch from Will Klein. Klein stranded those runners by striking out Tyler Heineman.</p><p>If anything, both bullpens deserve plenty of credit for keeping the score tied for that long.</p><h2><b>Dodgers win bullpen war of attrition against the Blue Jays</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-Dodgers-set-World-Series-history-in-Game-3-marathon.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If given the choice, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-most-to-blame-for-18th-inning-world-series-game-3-loss">Blue Jays manager John Schneider certainly would not have gone</a> with Brendon Little to end the game. Alas, Little was the only bullpen arm remaining for Toronto, so he had no choice but to call upon him even though he already had some shaky moments earlier in the postseason.</p><p>Little barely got through the 17th before he allowed Freeman to end the game with one swing. Meanwhile, Klein pitched four innings and got the win for the Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays, Dodgers set World Series history in Game 3 marathon

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-most-to-blame-for-18th-inning-world-series-game-3-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays most to blame for 18th inning World Series Game 3 loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-Dodgers-set-World-Series-history-in-Game-3-marathon.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blue Jays most to blame for 18th inning World Series Game 3 loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T00:31:38-07:00">October 28th, 12:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T00:31:38-07:00">October 28th, 12:31am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After 18 long innings, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr">Los Angeles Dodgers took Game 3 of the 2025 World Series</a> over the Toronto Blue Jays, with Freddie Freeman tapping into some October magic yet again as he hit a walk-off home run off of Brendon Little to give LA a 6-5 win and a 2-1 lead in the series. The game lasted over six hours, and it seemed like the game was not going to end, but Freeman finally connected on one after both teams stranded baserunners in extra innings like it was nobody’s business.</p><p>Freeman connected on a full-count sinker that was hanging in the middle of the zone to send the Dodgers home happy. Both teams are about to do battle yet again around five hours, but the veteran first baseman wasn’t about to let the home team go home as the loser.</p><p>This was a game that could have gone either way, and both teams deserve plenty of props for duking it out until the very end. But for the Blue Jays, this game is going to be something they look back on and wish that they did some things differently.</p><p>With that said, these are the Blue Jays most to blame for their loss in Game 3 of the World Series in an 18-inning marathon.</p><h2><b>Baserunning decisions cost the Blue Jays</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-left-fielder-Davis-Schneider-36-is-out-at-home.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One thing’s for sure: Blue Jays manager John Schneider was very aggressive with his lineup shuffling. Of course, it wasn’t his fault that George Springer had to exit the game early due to injury, leaving the Toronto lineup with less pop. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-bo-bichette-gets-major-outlook-for-crucial-world-series-game-3-vs-dodgers">Bo Bichette was clearly not 100 percent</a> yet, and the Blue Jays are looking to keep him relatively fresh for the duration of the World Series, explaining the decision to pinch run for him with Isiah Kiner-Falefa.</p><p>But in the World Series, it’s the fine margins that decide games. Schneider was ultra-aggressive in pinch-running for his slower baserunners, and it left them very much devoid of any offensive threats in the extra innings.</p><p>Tyler Heineman pinch ran for Alejandro Kirk, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-alejandro-kirks-clutch-3-run-hr-puts-toronto-on-top-in-game-3">who hit a home run earlier</a> in the game. Ty France, who came on for Springer, got subbed out for Davis Schneider. Even Addison Barger, who’s been getting hits left and right for the Blue Jays this postseason, was subbed out in favor of Myles Straw, who couldn’t hit a lick during the extra innings.</p><p>But beyond Schneider’s substitution decisions, there were also some plays where Toronto would have been best served playing it safe on the basepaths.</p><p>In the ninth inning, Kiner-Falefa wasn’t able to gauge just how far the ball traveled on a base hit and he tried to get to third base — only for Tommy Edman to gun him down. In the 10th, the Blue Jays decided to send Schneider home on a base hit by Nathan Lukes, only for the Dodgers to make a great relay play to keep the game tied.</p><p>There’s a fine line between aggressiveness and recklessness. The Blue Jays treaded closer to the latter, and they ended up not mounting much of a threat at the plate during the extras as a result. The closest they came to scoring was in the top of the 18th, but they would have been better off with Kirk at the plate in that spot instead of Heineman.</p><p>It’s a good sign that Schneider trusts his bench this much. But in the World Series, against a stacked Dodgers team, they must know to keep their best players on the field at all times instead of trusting some unproven bats to come through when the pressure is at its highest.</p><h2>Brendon Little was on borrowed time</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dodgers-first-baseman-Freddie-Freeman-5-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Little lost the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-john-schneiders-confident-bullpen-message-ahead-of-world-series-game-3">trust of Schneider and the Blue Jays</a> after struggling earlier in the postseason. But he did come up huge for Toronto in the 17th inning, only to allow the walk-off home run to Freeman.</p><p>It’s hard to rag on Little so much considering how he managed an escape act in the 17th inning. But he was the last arm Schneider called upon from the pen for a reason. He was shaky after looking solid on the first two batters he faced, and against Freeman, he couldn’t execute, forcing him to a full-count in which he had to throw a meatball of a pitch that the Dodgers first baseman did not miss.</p><p>Little has to shoulder a lot of the blame for this loss, as the Dodgers couldn’t get much of anything going in the extras as well, particularly against Eric Lauer. Alas, the situation called for him to make an appearance, and he ended up costing Toronto what could be an all-important Game 3 in this World Series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays most to blame for 18th inning World Series Game 3 loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-alejandro-kirk-picks-off-shohei-ohtani-to-help-force-world-series-extra-innings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Alejandro Kirk picks off Shohei Ohtani to help force World Series extra innings');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Alejandro-Kirk-pointing-up.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Alejandro Kirk picks off Shohei Ohtani to help force World Series extra innings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T21:09:58-07:00">October 27th, 9:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T21:09:58-07:00">October 27th, 9:09pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Game 3 of the World Series delivered one theatric moment after another. Alejandro Kirk and Shohei Ohtani smacked home runs in the contest. But both met during a major sequence.</p><p>Ohtani sprinted to second base as the potential game-winning run. But he couldn’t get there in time as Kirk’s throw forced the tag out — and extra innings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ro">SHOHEI OHTANI CAUGHT STEALING SECOND 🤯<a href="https://t.co/VTtGWIV7Ug">pic.twitter.com/VTtGWIV7Ug</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983017494274044182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-proves-inevitable-game-3-tying-vs-blue-jays">Ohtani tied the game up earlier</a> with this massive blast that made it 5-5.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SHOHEI OHTANI HITS ANOTHER HOME RUN TO TIE THE GAME 🔥<a href="https://t.co/WW30b6n6cz">pic.twitter.com/WW30b6n6cz</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983005050474770687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kirk, though, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-toronto-franchise-history-alejandro-kirk-game-3-hr-stunner">hit Blue Jays franchise history</a> with a three-run home run blast that briefly erased the Dodgers’ early 2-0 lead. Toronto never had a player hit five or more home runs during the MLB Playoffs until Monday evening arrived.</p><p>The drama stretched past that Kirk tag out too.</p><h2>Dodgers deny scoring possibility by Blue Jays</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Shohei-Ohtani-circling-base.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Toronto had a runner on first representing the potential winning run in the 10th inning. Emmet Sheehan took the hill in relieving closer Roki Sasaki.</p><p>Davis Schneider came in as a courtesy runner for the Blue Jays. Nathan Lukes blasted a potential triple toward right field that got Teoscar Hernandez hustling toward the outfield wall.</p><p>Hernandez, though, fired to Tommy Edman before Edman got the tag out to Will Smith at home — denying the winning run in the epic sequence.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TEXTBOOK RELAY</p><p>THE DODGERS KEEP THE GAME TIED HEADED TO THE BOTTOM HALF! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WORLDSERIES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WORLDSERIES</a> <a href="https://t.co/wz4bhVRzbx">pic.twitter.com/wz4bhVRzbx</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1983019423062458638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The umpires eventually reviewed the out to see if Smith was blocking the plate. But L.A. earned the out.</p><p>The night witnessed multiple cliffhangers on both sides. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-vladimir-guerrero-jr-stops-dodgers-momentum-with-bonkers-throw-to-3rd">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. executed his own bonkers out at third</a>, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-teoscar-hernandez-hits-crazy-bat-flip-after-world-series-game-3-home-run">Hernandez delivered this epic bat flip after</a> blasting his home run. Both teams remained tied into the 11th as Guerrero caught the pop out to end the bottom of the 10th inning.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alejandro Kirk picks off Shohei Ohtani to help force World Series extra innings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-vladimir-guerrero-jr-puts-toronto-ahead-after-mad-dash-from-first-base');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vladimir Guerrero Jr. puts Blue Jays ahead after mad dash from first base');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-first-baseman-Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr.-27-celebrates-2.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. puts Blue Jays ahead after mad dash from first base</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T20:13:30-07:00">October 27th, 8:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T20:13:30-07:00">October 27th, 8:13pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers just won’t go away, and the Toronto Blue Jays are being tested to their limits in the 2025 World Series. But the Blue Jays aren’t just about to let the league’s richest and deepest team sleepwalk their way into another championship. After the Blue Jays took the lead in the fourth inning courtesy of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-alejandro-kirks-clutch-3-run-hr-puts-toronto-on-top-in-game-3">three-run shot from Alejandro Kirk</a>, the Dodgers came storming back in the fifth inning — evening up the game at 4-4.</p><p>But in the top of the seventh inning, the Blue Jays managed to regain the lead thanks to an incredible display of hustle from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. With two outs in the inning, Guerrero reached base on a single. Bo Bichette came up after him and hit a single as well. But with Guerrero sprinting all the way from first base, and the Dodgers caught lacking a bit in right field, the Blue Jays <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983002407249559884" rel="noopener">managed to score</a>, taking a 5-4 lead in the process.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BO BICHETTE DELIVERS THE GO-AHEAD RUN ON THE 7TH PITCH OF THE AT-BAT 🔥<a href="https://t.co/hAoWu6xka7">pic.twitter.com/hAoWu6xka7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983002407249559884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-bo-bichette-gets-major-outlook-for-crucial-world-series-game-3-vs-dodgers">Bichette is clearly not yet 100 percent</a> when it comes to his knee, but he can still deliver at the plate. The Blue Jays second baseman delivered a base hit right on the foul line, befuddling Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernandez in the process.</p><p>Guerrero isn’t exactly someone any baseball fan would consider a speedster. But hustle made up a lot for what he lacks in raw speed. It helped as well that Hernandez didn’t track the ball cleanly and then threw the ball wide of catcher Will Smith, forcing him out of the bag and allowing the Blue Jays slugger to get home safely.</p><p>Game 3 is shaping up to be perhaps the most crucial game of the series, and both teams are recognizing the urgency of the situation.</p><h2>Dodgers and Blue Jays exchange haymakers in pivotal World Series Game 3</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr.-and-Alejandro-Kirk.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Blue Jays’ joy was short-lived, as the Dodgers ended up evening up the game in the bottom of the seventh thanks to a Shohei Ohtani long ball. That was Ohtani’s second home run of the night, as he continues to be the best player in MLB who’s been so dominant ever since he turned it around during the NLCS.</p><p>Nonetheless, the Blue Jays are not demoralized whatsoever. They continue to fight back, and they’ve put two runners on base against the Dodgers bullpen in the top of the eighth. With one out, Ty France is set to face Roki Sasaki with a chance to take the lead once more for Toronto.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. puts Blue Jays ahead after mad dash from first base

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-vladimir-guerrero-jr-stops-dodgers-momentum-with-bonkers-throw-to-3rd');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stops Dodgers momentum with bonkers throw to 3rd');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr.-running.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stops Dodgers momentum with bonkers throw to 3rd</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T20:03:55-07:00">October 27th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T20:05:06-07:00">October 27th, 8:05pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers threatened to retake the lead over the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was out of place on a potential tag out at first. But his throw to third ignited his dugout and fans watching the World Series.</p><p>Guerrero Jr. executed this bonkers out that halted a late Dodgers rally and tagged out Teoscar Hernandez.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Blue Jays wrap up the 6th inning with a crazy play 🔥<a href="https://t.co/O1gXywPUPk">pic.twitter.com/O1gXywPUPk</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1982998333762236535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-teoscar-hernandez-hits-crazy-bat-flip-after-world-series-game-3-home-run">Hernandez already pulled off one epic moment</a> on the Monday contest: Smacking the first solo home run of the night with an epic bat flip afterward.</p><p>An error or throw hesitation on Guerrero’s side here would’ve placed runners on third and first for L.A. Toronto already started to lose a four-run rally — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-toronto-franchise-history-alejandro-kirk-game-3-hr-stunner">featuring Alejandro Kirk’s franchise history making home run</a>.</p><p>A Shohei Ohtani RBI cut the lead to 4-3, followed by Freddie Freeman sending him home off his single.</p><p>But “Vladdy” stepped up big without the bat, sparking reactions online.</p><h2>Notable reactions on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. throw in Dodgers-Blue Jays</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr.-and-Alejandro-Kirk.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Talkin Baseball revealed on the social media website X, formerly Twitter, that Guerrero Jr.’s throw <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1982997931088347367" rel="noopener">trekked 87.6 mph</a> toward teammate Ernie Clement.</p><p>MLB content creator Marc Luino <a href="https://x.com/GiraffeNeckMarc/status/1982999238238974099" rel="noopener">was one in awe of the play</a> — calling it “unbelievable” while realizing the cannon Guerrero Jr. has.</p><p>Sportsnet Central Toronto analyst Tim Micallef called it “one hell of a play”<a href="https://x.com/tim_micallef/status/1982999739504484465" rel="noopener"> in his reaction post</a>. Even ESPN MLB analyst Jeff Passan <a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1982999020588150887" rel="noopener">reacted to the moment. </a></p><p>“The Blue Jays are an exceptional defensive team. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. needed a perfect throw to nail Teoscar Hernández — and made it. Not a bad baserunning decision by Hernández. Just a strike and smooth-as-can-be Ernie Clement tag,” Passan posted.</p><p>And that throw wasn’t Guerrero’s last massive moment. He went from showing his cannon <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1983002887782592969" rel="noopener">to showing his wheels</a> — scoring all the way from first to put Toronto ahead here.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores from first as the Blue Jays take the lead in the 7th 😳<a href="https://t.co/TdyjZxuFql">pic.twitter.com/TdyjZxuFql</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983002918694580581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Those big sequences brought the Blue Jays up 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh. Until Ohtani ripped one more solo home run to tie it up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stops Dodgers momentum with bonkers throw to 3rd

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-george-springer-world-series-game-3-injury-scare');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays’ George Springer leaves World Series Game 3 amid injury scare');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-George-Springer-leaves-World-Series-Game-3-amid-injury-scare.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blue Jays’ George Springer leaves World Series Game 3 amid injury scare</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T19:50:12-07:00">October 27th, 7:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T20:02:56-07:00">October 27th, 8:02pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>Tristin McKinstry is an experienced sports writer who got his start back in 2014. He is a Senior Editor with ClutchPoints and is one of the staff's NHL experts. Tristin has worked professionally with The Inquisitr and GIVEMESPORT in the past, and his work has also been featured on Last Word On Sports, XFL News Hub, and USFL News Hub. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at Southern New Hampshire University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-starter-max-scherzer-history-against-dodgers-game-3">Toronto Blue Jays are looking to win Game 3</a> of the 2025 World Series. However, they are locked in a very close game with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. And they have lost <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-george-springer-send-fans-into-frenzy-with-3-run-hr-in-alcs-game-7">one of their most clutch hitters, George Springer</a>, for the remainder of the game.</p><p>Springer stepped to the plate with Game 3 tied 4-4 in the top of the seventh. He <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983000007914762604" rel="noopener">swung at the first pitch</a> and immediately grabbed at his side. He wasted no time calling for a trainer. There was little discussion as he left the game. He was replaced at the plate by Ty France.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">George Springer comes out of the game holding his side in pain.<a href="https://t.co/xVeVsiktUO">pic.twitter.com/xVeVsiktUO</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983000007914762604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>If Springer misses time, it would be a significant blow for Toronto in this series. The 36-year-old entered Game 3 slashing .259/.339/.593 with four home runs and nine RBI. Of course, his biggest hit of the postseason came in Game 7 of the ALCS. His three-run shot against the Seattle Mariners sent Toronto to the World Series against the Dodgers.</p><p>During the regular season, Springer was a big part of this lineup, as well. He swatted 32 home runs for the AL East champions while driving in 84 runs. He slashed .309/.399/.560 with a .959 OPS.</p><p>The Blue Jays fell behind the Dodgers 2-0 in Game 3. However, a three-run shot from Alejandro Kirk gave the Blue Jays the lead. Toronto eventually made it 4-2, but Shohei Ohtani led a comeback that saw the Dodgers tie the game.</p><p>In the seventh, the teams traded runs. Toronto scored on a Bo Bichette single that plated Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Dodgers, meanwhile, tied the game off another Ohtani home run.</p><p>The Dodgers and Blue Jays are fighting tooth and nail to win Game 3. However, Toronto is also hoping to hear good news about Springer’s injury. Hopefully, the veteran slugger avoided a serious injury and can return to the lineup sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays’ George Springer leaves World Series Game 3 amid injury scare

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-toronto-franchise-history-alejandro-kirk-game-3-hr-stunner');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays make franchise history with Alejandro Kirk’s Game 3 HR stunner');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Alejandro-Kirk-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blue Jays make franchise history with Alejandro Kirk’s Game 3 HR stunner</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T19:26:12-07:00">October 27th, 7:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T19:26:52-07:00">October 27th, 7:26pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Though it’s yet unknown who will win <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-electrifies-dodger-stadium-world-series-homer-max-schurzer">Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles</a>, the Toronto Blue Jays will leave the contest with a major milestone regardless of who breaks the 4-4 score thanks to catcher Alejandro Kirk.</p><p>That’s right, after hitting a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-alejandro-kirks-clutch-3-run-hr-puts-toronto-on-top-in-game-3">three-run homer in the fourth inning to give Toronto a lead</a>, the Blue Jays have officially become the 16th team in MLB history to have multiple players hit five or more home runs in a postseason, a <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1982982400264286570" rel="noopener">mark unique in franchise history</a>, according to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs.</p><p>“This is the 16th time a team has had multiple players with 5+ home runs in a single postseason,” Langs wrote. “First time the Blue Jays have done so. Before 2025, they’d never had a player with more than 4 in a PS.”</p><p>Kirk’s home run, which gave him five this month, officially secured him a spot in the five-homer club alongside Vladimir Guerrero Jr., with George Springer following close behind with four, and the duo of Daulton Varsho and Addison Barger following close behind at three. The Dodgers, to their credit, are no slouches in the home run department either, with Shohei Ohtani leading the team at seven and Teoscar Hernández at five, adding LA <a href="https://x.com/MLBStats/status/1982977492496584903" rel="noopener">to that very same club</a> with his own Game 3 moon shot.</p><p>Will the Blue Jays add even more members to their exclusive club, making even more Toronto baseball history along the way? It’s hard to say, but with plenty more bites at that apple before the Fall Classic comes to an end, it’s safe to say they’ll give it the old college try.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays make franchise history with Alejandro Kirk’s Game 3 HR stunner

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As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a pivotal moment of World Series Game 3, the Toronto Blue Jays stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers with one of the best defensive plays of the MLB playoffs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-addison-barger-best-country-declaration-world-series-win">Addison Barger</a> unleashed a rocket from right field to throw out Freddie Freeman at home plate, ending the inning and keeping the game scoreless heading into the fourth.</p><p>The play developed quickly with two outs in the bottom of the third inning. Freeman attempted to score from second on a single by Will Smith, but Barger charged in, planted, and fired a 98.7 mph one-hop throw to catcher Alejandro Kirk, who applied the tag just before Freeman’s slide. The crowd at Dodger Stadium erupted as the Blue Jays celebrated the inning-ending gem.</p><p>Barger’s awareness, mechanics, and arm strength were on full display. The throw traveled nearly 290 feet and was clocked among the fastest outfield assists of the postseason. His reaction time and precision helped preserve a 2–0 lead, preventing the Dodgers from scoring and sending the Blue Jays into the fourth inning still in control — even if that advantage proved short-lived.</p><p>MLB posted the clip on their official X account (formerly known as Twitter), highlighting the precision of the throw and the defensive awareness that kept Toronto in control. The post <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1982978477528678672" rel="noopener">captured the play</a> perfectly and quickly gained traction across social media.</p><p>“Addison Barger’s perfect throw prevents a run at the plate #WorldSeries”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Addison Barger's perfect throw prevents a run at the plate <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldSeries</a> <a href="https://t.co/JJC4DnxLu4">pic.twitter.com/JJC4DnxLu4</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1982978477528678672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The throw immediately went viral, with analysts calling it one of the most impressive moments of Game 3 of the 2025 World Series. It showcased not only this arm strength but also his confidence on baseball’s biggest stage.</p><p>Just three nights ago, the outfielder hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in Blue Jays postseason history. Now, with another highlight-worthy performance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-addison-barger-world-series-history-pinch-hit-grand-slam">Barger continues to shape the story</a> of this year’s MLB playoffs and prove he’s built for the spotlight. As Game 3 heads into the bottom of the sixth in L.A., the score is tied 4-4, with every inning growing more critical on baseball’s biggest stage.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays’ Addison Barger cuts down Freddie Freeman at plate to end third inning

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-alejandro-kirks-clutch-3-run-hr-puts-toronto-on-top-in-game-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'Alejandro Kirk’s clutch 3-run HR puts Blue Jays on top in Game 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-catcher-Alejandro-Kirk-30-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Alejandro Kirk’s clutch 3-run HR puts Blue Jays on top in Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T19:02:59-07:00">October 27th, 7:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T19:02:59-07:00">October 27th, 7:02pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the World Series, every plate appearance matters. For the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-alejandro-kirk-makes-history-with-2-run-hr-in-game">Toronto Blue Jays, catcher Alejandro Kirk</a> certainly made his count in the top of the fourth inning. After Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette reached base to begin the inning, Kirk <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1982980473098838318" rel="noopener">hit paydir</a>t after he demolished a first pitch curveball from Tyler Glasnow all the way to left-center field to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="et">ALEJANDRO KIRK GO-AHEAD THREE-RUN HOMER!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WORLDSERIES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WORLDSERIES</a> <a href="https://t.co/937g4pEOvR">pic.twitter.com/937g4pEOvR</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1982980473098838318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>There was some nervous energy around the Blue Jays after Glasnow induced a flyball from Daulton Varsho after their first two hitters in the inning reached base. But Kirk was not about to let the Dodgers starter get away with that pitch. In a bit of carelessness from Glasnow, he threw a hanging curve right in the middle of the zone, and the Blue Jays catcher was all over that pitch.</p><p>The Dodgers getting an early lead could have been a recipe for disaster for the Blue Jays. After all, LA’s starters have been so good, and pitching from an advantageous position relieves some of the pressure on their starter from the mound. This was the case in Game 2, when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-george-springer-said-yoshinobu-yamamoto-fea-lineup-clueless">Yoshinobu Yamamoto mowed down the Blue Jays lineup</a> and threw a complete game after LA’s offense delivered with the long balls.</p><p>Max Scherzer had already allowed a solo shot each to Teoscar Hernandez, former Blue Jay, and Shohei Ohtani, someone who was almost a Blue Jay, and this put a mountain of pressure on Toronto to score some runs to get one step closer to forcing LA to go to their bullpen.</p><p>But Kirk clearly is up to the task. Hitting a home run in the World Series is no joke, and hitting a go-ahead one, even more so.</p><p>They added one more run later on in the inning, with Andres Gimenez driving in Addison Barger on a sacrifice fly.</p><h2><b>Blue Jays look to hang on to lead in World Series Game 3</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-manager-John-Schneider-meets-with-Max-Scherzer-on-the-mound.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Ng-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s not going to be an easy task for the Blue Jays to protect a two-run lead over the Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series. Scherzer, however, did his best. He pitched 4.1 innings, and he was relieved in the bottom of the fifth after he got Andy Pages out to follow up the leadoff single he allowed to Kike Hernandez.</p><p>It’s up to their bullpen now to see them through as they look to regain the lead in the World Series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alejandro Kirk’s clutch 3-run HR puts Blue Jays on top in Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-george-springer-booed-relentlessly-by-dodgers-fans-before-game-3-of-world-series');   ga('set', 'title', 'George Springer booed relentlessly by Dodgers fans before Game 3 of World Series');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/George-Springer-jogging.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>George Springer booed relentlessly by Dodgers fans before Game 3 of World Series</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T17:40:04-07:00">October 27th, 5:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T17:42:27-07:00">October 27th, 5:42pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers clearly haven’t forgotten George Springer. Or even forgave him for the 2017 World Series. The leadoff hitter is back at being a villain near Tinseltown, this time with the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>Springer walked into boos as he got introduced ahead of Game 3 Monday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">George Springer gets loud boos from the Dodgers crowd <a href="https://t.co/ymZhYz4bxo">pic.twitter.com/ymZhYz4bxo</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1982957816387395709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>He and former Dodgers star Max Scherzer <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1982957919177191709" rel="noopener">both endured the loud critics</a> inside Dodgers Stadium. Surprisingly, Springer’s Blue Jays teammate <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-ernie-clement-dodgers-george-springer">Ernie Clement announced he would join the boos</a>, although for motivational reasons.</p><p>But again, L.A. fans still have a certain WS matchup in the back of their minds when it comes to Springer.</p><p>He joined the Houston Astros’ WS celebration in front of the Dodgers eight years ago. Springer earned Most Valuable Player honors in that series. However, Springer is also attached to the team that <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1982957483158294993" rel="noopener">got embroiled in the now infamous sign stealing scandal of that WS run</a>.</p><h2>How Dodgers attacked George Springer, Blue Jays from the jump</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/George-Springer-dugout.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Right-hander Tyler Glasnow took the hill to start for L.A. And first up for Glasnow? The jeered Springer.</p><p>Glasnow went straight to the curveball to attack the man representing the top of the order for Toronto. Springer swung and missed once before taking the ball on the second pitch. But Glasnow forced him out through a 97 mph four-seam fastball — drawing loud applause from the sea of Dodger blue at Chavez Ravine.</p><p>Springer immediately became a thorn to the Dodgers before Game 3. He smacked two hits on five at-bat attempts in the Game 1 rout to start the series.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-george-springer-said-yoshinobu-yamamoto-fea-lineup-clueless">Springer managed to chip one hit facing Yoshinobu Yamamoto</a> in the second game, but the Dodgers’ ace dominated in delivering the complete game to even the series. Now Springer must attempt blocking out the noise from a fanbase that still thinks about the past scars he gave them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

George Springer booed relentlessly by Dodgers fans before Game 3 of World Series

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Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bo Bichette reveals how Blue Jays plans to battle Tyler Glasnow in World Series Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T16:37:15-07:00">October 27th, 4:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T16:37:15-07:00">October 27th, 4:37pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The World Series is at a breaking point, with the series tied at one between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Monday, it will be critical for Toronto second baseman Bo Bichette <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-bo-bichette-gets-major-outlook-for-crucial-world-series-game-3-vs-dodgers" rel="noopener">to rise to the occasion</a> for the Blue Jays as the series switches to Dodger Stadium.</p><p>Before the game, Bichette spoke about his approach to <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1982937350645653754" rel="noopener">getting the upper hand</a> on Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow, per MLB Network. Bichette told Lauren Shehadi that he feels excellent about the Blue Jays’ ability to take down Glasnow. </p><p>“He’s a great pitcher, great stuff,” Bichette said. “Just be ready to hit, compete to the best of our ability. I like our chances to be able to put together good at-bats.” </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bo Bichette joins <a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenShehadi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LaurenShehadi</a> ahead of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldSeries</a> Game 3 to talk about facing Tyler Glasnow, playing second base and more. <a href="https://t.co/ZbRNmk6feA">pic.twitter.com/ZbRNmk6feA</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1982937350645653754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>During the season, Bichette batted .311 with 18 home runs and 94 RBIs. In the postseason, he is batting .33 with one hit in three at-bats. Meanwhile, Glasnow is coming off a 4-3 record with a 3.19 ERA and 106 strikeouts. </p><p>In Game 1 of the World Series, Bichette was 1-for-2 with a walk in an 11-4 victory. However, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-bo-bichette-not-starting-world-series-game-2" rel="noopener">didn’t start in Game 2</a> due to a sprain in his left knee. In the end, the Dodgers came out on top 5-1. The Blue Jays are looking to win their first World Series title since 1993. Meanwhile, the Dodgers are looking to repeat as champions. </p><h2><b>History works in favor of the Blue Jays</b>.</h2><p>For five years, the Blue Jays had <a href="https://jaysjournal.com/blue-jays-stand-a-much-better-chance-at-beating-glasnow-than-they-did-against-yamamoto-01k8k3zm64he#:~:text=He%20spent%202018%20to%202023,in%20all%20but%20one%20game." rel="noopener">put on a stellar record</a> against Tyler Glasnow. During that time period, Glasnow was pitching with the Tampa Bay Rays. </p><p>Altogether, he faced the Blue Jays 13 times, posting a 1-4 record and a 5.82 ERA over 51 innings. In nine of those games, Glasnow was the starting pitcher. </p><p>Meanwhile, Toronto is going with Max Scherzer to start Game 3. This will be the first time that both Scherzer and Glasnow will face one another. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bo Bichette reveals how Blue Jays plans to battle Tyler Glasnow in World Series Game 3

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A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-starter-max-scherzer-history-against-dodgers-game-3">Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer</a> knows the weight of the world — or, at least, Canada — is on his shoulders in Game 3 of the World Series.</p><p>The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer is used to it, making his fifth World Series start of his career Monday night in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. His manager, John Schneider knows it too, so when he was asked what level of madness to expect from his starter, he <a href="https://x.com/KeeganMatheson/status/1982916553256697869" rel="noopener">had a funny answer</a>.</p><p>“Wonder how many coaches he’ll knock over tonight,” he said, per MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson.</p><p>Schneider is, of course, referring to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-max-scherzer-left-teammates-terrified-join-mound-visit">blowup Scherzer had in Game 4 of the ALCS</a> against the Seattle Mariners when the Toronto manager went to take him out of the game in the fifth inning. Scherzer, shall we say, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/max-scherzer-john-schneider-mound-visit-alcs-game-4" rel="noopener">emphatically suggested</a> he remain in the game to finish the frame.</p><p>“I thought he was going to kill me. It was great,” Schneider said at the time. “He locked eyes with me, both colors, as I walked out. It’s not fake. That’s the thing, this isn’t fake. He has that Mad Max persona, and he backed it up tonight.”</p><p>Scherzer has a slightly more polite recollection of the moment.</p><p>“All of the sudden I saw Schneids coming out and I kind of went, ‘Whoaaa, whoa whoa. I’m not coming out of this ballgame.’ I felt too good,” Scherzer said. “We had a little conversation where I basically said that I was willing to stay in the ballgame, just with some other words involved. I knew I was strong. I knew I wanted the ball.”</p><p>Of course, Scherzer struck out Randy Arozarena to end the inning. The Blue Jays tacked on three runs in the later innings and won the game 8-2 — a final score not indicative of the intensity of the moment.</p><p>Scherzer will square off against Tyler Glasnow in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Ernie Clement will join Dodgers fans booing George Springer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T15:13:31-07:00">October 27th, 3:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T18:53:04-07:00">October 27th, 6:53pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ever since his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-george-springer-send-fans-into-frenzy-with-3-run-hr-in-alcs-game-7" rel="noopener">Game 7-winning home run in the ALCS</a>, George Springer <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-george-springer-game-7-home-run-history" rel="noopener">has become a folk hero</a>. It was his long ball that propelled the Blue Jays into the World Series for the first time since 1993. </p><p>Now, as the World Series heads to Los Angeles with the series even at a game apiece, Springer is expected to <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1982921007691350144" rel="noopener">feel the wrath</a> from Dodgers fans, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Specifically, the boos will come because he was on the 2017 Houston Astros, which used illegal sign-stealing techniques to win the World Series. </p><p>Meanwhile, Blue Jays third baseman Erine Clement is going to join in on the boos, but for a different reason. Essentially, he believes that booing his teammate will help to inspire him. </p><p>“When he gets booed, I usually boo him as well,” Clement said. </p><p>In Game 1, Springer was 2-for-5 with one run scored as the Blue Jays defeated the Dodgers 11-4. Then in Game 2, Springer was 1-for-3 and scored the only run in a 5-1 loss. </p><p>In Game 1, Clement went 2-for-4 with an RBI. In the following game, he went 1-for-3. All the while, the Blue Jays are looking to win their first World Series since 1993. If they do, they will dethrone the defending champion Dodgers. </p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-right-fielder-George-Springer-4-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>George Springer’s involvement with the 2017 Astros</b></h2><p>In 2017, the Houston Astros appeared to have won the World Series legitimately against the Dodgers in seven games. However, the baseball world was rocked when it came to light that the Astros used a sophisticated sign-stealing system. </p><p>Essentially, the team implemented an electronic system to steal signs during the playoffs and the World Series. As a result, the organization was levied with $5 million fine and lost draft picks. Plus, personnel were fired, and manager Alex Cora, who was a bench coach, was fired as manager of the Boston Red Sox.</p><p>All the while, Springer was the World Series MVP. He batted .379 with five home runs and seven RBIs. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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