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Toronto Hospital Gets 'Sweet Surprise' From Dodgers Fans

Fans donated around $30K to pediatric hospital after Blue Jays lost World Series

(Newser) - A classy move from Los Angeles Dodgers fans after their team's hard-fought World Series win:" Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, also known as SickKids, says Dodgers fans have donated around $30,000 since the victory, the Toronto Star reports. The move was inspired by a similar gesture...

Heartbreaking Message From an LA Dodgers Pitcher

Teammates, fans rally as Alex Vesia, wife announce loss of first baby, Sterling Sol

(Newser) - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla, have shared the heartbreaking news that their first child, a daughter named Sterling Sol Vesia, has died. The couple made the announcement in a joint statement on Instagram , expressing their sorrow while thanking friends, fans, and the Dodgers organization for...

Prince Harry Apologizes for Wearing Dodgers Hat

During visit to Toronto, he says he was 'devastated the Blue Jays lost'

(Newser) - Prince Harry says he's sorry for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers hat during Game 4 of the World Series—and he supported the Blue Jays for the next three games. In an interview with CTV News in Toronto on Thursday, the prince said he felt wearing the hat was...

Champion Dodgers Celebrate With Fans

Shohei Ohtani says he's ready for a third title, while Clayton Kershaw goes out a World Series winner

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani and the rest of the Dodgers celebrated their second straight World Series championship with a confetti-drenched parade in downtown Los Angeles and a stadium rally on Monday after becoming the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back titles . "I'm already thinking about the third time...

Dodgers Are Repeat Champs After Incredible Game 7

Will Smith wins it in the 11th with a home run

(Newser) - A new baseball dynasty? Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter-century to win consecutive World...

Considering His Rule, Dodgers to Start Ohtani on the Mound

Los Angeles' ace, DH will be pitching on short rest in Game 7 against Max Scherzer

(Newser) - The rule enacted to put Shohei Ohtani in front of fans as often as possible proved a complication in the Dodgers' decision on a starting pitcher in Game 7 of the World Series. Baseball logic would suggest Los Angeles start Tyler Glasnow, who would be pitching on his usual four...

World Series Is Going to Game 7
World Series Is
Going to Game 7
Oct 31, 2025 10:49 PM CDT

World Series Is Going to Game 7

Dodgers beat Blue Jays 3-1 in Toronto

(Newser) - Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a three-run third inning, and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night to force the World Series to a decisive Game 7 in...

Blue Jays Take 3-2 Lead in World Series

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

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

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

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

4 Takeaways From an Epic World Series Game

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

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

Game 3 Tied for Longest in World Series History

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

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

Yamamoto Pitches Complete Game as Dodgers Level Series

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

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

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

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

Ontario to Pause Tariff Spots That Angered Trump

Doug Ford says ads with Reagan speech will still run over the weekend

(Newser) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday that he will pause an anti-tariff ad campaign in the US after objections from President Trump, who cited the campaign as his reason for cutting off trade talks with Canada. Ford emphasized the campaign's aim was to prompt debate about the impact of...

Dodgers Pitcher Is Out for World Series Due to Family Emergency

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

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

Blue Jays Headed to World Series
Blue Jays
Headed to
World Series
Oct 20, 2025 10:46 PM CDT

Blue Jays Headed to World Series

For the first time since before Dodgers' Ohtani was born

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

Longtime Dodgers Star Announces Retirement

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

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

The Best Sports Moments of This Century

There's been no shortage of highlights since Y2K

(Newser) - Few things can elicit more excitement, frustration, and fury than sports, and one of those things is a list of rankings about sports. But the folks at the Ringer have tackled an especially evocative topic by attempting to rank the 100 best sports moments of the century so far. Although...

'I'm a Good Dude Who Did a Bad Thing on Camera'

Infamous Yankee fan Austin Capobianco regrets his very public World Series transgression

(Newser) - Austin Capobianco has the unique claim to fame of being banned from every Major League Baseball stadium in the land. The reason stems from his audacious move while in the stands at Yankee Stadium last year during the World Series: He opened the mitt of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie...

Giuliani Fights Handing Over World Series Rings

Ex-NYC mayor says rings belong to son Andrew, resists giving them up in defamation settlement

(Newser) - Ruth. Gehrig. DiMaggio. Mantle. Giuliani? As Rudy Giuliani's life gets stripped for parts to satisfy a $148 million defamation verdict, the former New York City mayor is fighting to keep one gleaming set of sports memorabilia in the family: Yankees World Series rings bestowed to him by the team'...

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