'One more win!' Fans go wild as Blue Jays secure chance to win World Series in Toronto on Halloween

CBC News ^ | Oct 30, 2025 | Ethan Lang

[MinorityRepublican]

Game 5 may have been played in L.A., but Toronto fans on the Dodger Stadium concourse were arguably responsible for the loudest chants after the final out was recorded Wednesday night.

“LET’S GO BLUE JAYS! ONE MORE WIN!”

The Blue Jays, led by a nearly unhittable 22-year-old rookie, glided to a 6-1 victory over the Dodgers, giving the team a chance to win the World Series at home Friday. It’s been 32 years since the Jays have been this close, and Toronto fans could barely contain their excitement.

“We’re feeling good! ‘93, I was in the building. We’re going to do it again on Friday!” one fan told CBC News at Dodger Stadium, screaming above the cheers of a mob of Toronto fans to be heard.

As fans spilled into the stadium parking lot, some Jays supporters broke out into a revelrous rendition of O Canada, full of high fives and spontaneous cheers.

Back at a watch party in Toronto, where 28,000 fans kept the Rogers Centre seats warm for Game 6, it was pandemonium from the start.

After Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both hit home runs to lead off the game, Drake’s Back to Back blasted out of the Rogers Centre speakers — and the party never stopped.

Pitcher Trey Yesavage, who now has more big league starts in the playoffs than he does in the regular season, made the $320-million Dodger payroll look like chump change for the next seven innings. In his eighth and final big league start this season, Yesavage gave up only one run on three hits and struck out 12 batters — more than any other rookie in World Series history.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball

[Dr. Sivana]

And Yesavage… one helluva story. He started the season in A-ball and pitched lights out in the WS! Incredible!

Reminds me of Bob Welch in 1978, when the Dodgers brought the rookie in to face Reggie Jackson with two outs and two on in the ninth. Welch struck him out. He was brought up very quickly from San Antonio (AA) through Albuquerque (AAA), and his ERA kept getting better. He was 21 when he faced down Jackson for the save, and went on to have an impressive career.

[Rummyfan]

True but….

The late great A Bartlett Giamatti said of baseball… it breaks your heart. If is designed to break your heart.

Baseball fans seem to be more passionate or devoted… look at Chicago Cubs and Red Sox long-suffering fans….

[BradyLS]

Boxing is the ultimate sport.

Because that’s the one all other sports fall back on.

[Rummyfan]

I too was in the building that night.

Lucky you - you definitely got my reference. Have never attended a WS game… NLCS and ALCS yes. We had tickets for Game 5 of the 1966 WS LOL….

[xp38]

Patience...it’ll happen one day. Remember it took the Cubs 108 years between World Series wins. :)

[Rummyfan]

I flew Washington-Dulles to Narita a couple times. I believe it was 13 hours ….

[Rummyfan]

I agree. The Dodgers came in on a roll having won 17 of 18 I believe. But the Jays pitching has been great. It would not be an upset alongside the 1969 Mets - who after all had Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Nolan Ryan, and Tug McGraw - but it would be up there. As a fan I would love to see a Game 7. OTOH, if you’re up 3 - 2 you don’t want to play a Game 7…. As anything can happen….

[xp38]

I was in the cheap seats in the upper deck. They had a lottery which you had to send money in advance for series tickets. I got picked both years they won. Face value of the tix in 1993 was $32. The top tickets behind home plate were around $100. Similar tix where I sat today are minimally in the $500 range. Way out of my league. A pair would set you back a grand or more. I knew when I checked how much series tickets were going for some years ago I would never be going again.

[Rummyfan]

Are the Dodgers hitters choking? Or are the Jays pitchers that good? IDK….

[crusty old prospector]

Bring out the Montreal Expos.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Betts has been totally MIA.

Toronto has very good contact hitters. And Vlad and Kirk knock them in with dingers. Vladimir Guerrero has eight home runs in the post-season. Dodger batters are striking out too much, swinging or looking.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Vlad Jr has been simply AMAZING..Damn we could have used someone like him he is scary good! I knew the odds were NOT in the Dodgers favor when I saw the stats of how when a team goes 7(Which the Blue Jays did against Seattle) that team ends up winning the World Series while the team who sweeps a team ends up losing..go figure, I would think the opposite

[Rummyfan]

I remember that game and at-bat well. Welch may well have been an HoFer if not for drugs. He still had a renaissance with the As later tho. Dodgers have always seemed to be able to develop pitching bettet than most other orgs.

[Dr. Sivana]

Dodgers have always seemed to be able to develop pitching bettet than most other orgs.

That was explained in a Twilight Zone episode, "The Mighty Casey".

[ifinnegan]

1993.

[Rummyfan]

Expos came close to a WS in 1981…. Never Again.

[T.B. Yoits]

Major League Baseball showed their true colors when they spit in the face of all Americans, kneeling in solidarity with Communist organizations such as Black Lives Matter^TM.

[ridesthemiles]

I WONDER WHAT KIND OF BONUS LESAVAGE WILL GET IF THEY WIN THE SERIES???

HE WAS REMARKABLE LAST NIGHT

[xp38]

Their swan song was having the best record in baseball in 1994 when the strike shut down everything and World Series was canceled. Woulda Coulda Shoulda

[Rummyfan]

Yes yes. No one won in 1994….