TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers within the World Collection beginning Friday at Rogers Centre. Listed below are 5 issues it’s worthwhile to know earlier than Main League Baseball’s championship collection begins:
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE — Who hosts Video games 1 and a couple of — in addition to the climactic seventh recreation — of the World Collection has been decided by totally different means over the championship’s 122-year historical past. This season it’s primarily based off of the groups’ regular-season win proportion. The Blue Jays had a .580 win proportion in comparison with L.A.’s .574 mark, so Rogers Centre will host the primary two video games and Video games 6 and seven if needed.
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OHTANI BRIDESMAIDS — When Shohei Ohtani turned a free agent in 2023 and made it clear he supposed to go away the Los Angeles Angels, there have been sturdy indications that he would signal with the Blue Jays. It seems that he and agent Nez Balelo have been utilizing the negotiations with Toronto as leverage to get a 10-year, US$700 million deal to remain in L.A. however transfer to the Dodgers.
WAGE GAP — Los Angeles has one of many highest payrolls in all of baseball, spending about $509.5 million on gamers this season, with their $341.5 million payroll plus $168 million in projected luxurious tax. That just about doubles the Blue Jays’ $252.7 million payroll with a projected $13.4 million in tax.
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HISTORY — The Dodgers’ eight World Collection championships are fifth in MLB historical past. This yr will likely be their twenty third look within the Fall Traditional taking part in out of each Brooklyn, N.Y., and Los Angeles. It’s Toronto’s third journey to the World Collection, having gained the earlier appearances within the championship collection in 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays are tied with the Florida Marlins, L.A. Angels and Washington Nationals for having good profitable percentages within the World Collection.
BALLPARKS — Regardless of opening 37 years aside, Dodgers Stadium and Rogers Centre are the third and sixth oldest stadiums in Main League Baseball respectively. L.A.’s ballpark was opened in 1962 and seats 56,000 followers, simply probably the most in MLB. Rogers Centre opened in 1989 and may maintain roughly 42,000 spectators, tenth within the league.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 21, 2025.
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