HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 | History Defined

Shohei Ohtani steals the show in record-breaking 18-inning World Series classic

Ohtani achieved more extra-base hits than any player in World Series history

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

Freeman’s walk-off homer lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays in 18-inning World Series epic

Freddie Freeman’s 18th-inning walk-off gave the Dodgers a 2-1 World Series lead after Shohei Ohtani’s historic night at Dodger Stadium

The Guardian - US · Oct 28, 2025

Freeman's homer in 18th inning lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 6-5 in World Series classic

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in Game 3 on Monday night to win a World Series classic

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

The Blue Jays flipped the World Series script on baseball’s biggest spenders

Toronto’s relentless bats humbled baseball’s richest team, proving that money can’t buy relief when the underdogs find their moment

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2025

Shohei Ohtani follows historic 2-way show with World Series homer, but Dodgers routed by Jays

Shohei Ohtani followed his two-way show for the ages with a homer in the Dodgers’ World Series opener, but he also grounded out with the bases loaded in Los Angeles’ 11-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

Blue Jays batter Dodgers with nine-run sixth inning to take World Series opener

Addison Barger’s historic pinch-hit grand slam powered a nine-run sixth as the Blue Jays blew past the Dodgers to open the World Series in style

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2025

Barger, Varsho, Kirk lead homer barrage as Blue Jays rout Dodgers 11-4 in World Series opener

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 Game 1

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia left off World Series roster to deal with ‘deeply personal family matter’

The Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the Toronto Blue Jays in this year’s World Series

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

Politics continues by other means as Toronto Blue Jays face LA Dodgers

International sport takes on new meaning in Canada after Trump’s threat to transform country into US’s ‘51st state’

The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2025

World Series 2025 predictions: will the Dodgers repeat or the Blue Jays strike a blow for Canada?

It’s the Blue Jays and the Dodgers in the 121st edition of the Fall Classic. Our writers pick the MVP, trends to watch and the eventual champion

The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2025