Blake Snell has been the best pitcher of October. The two-time Cy Young winner is looking for his first World Series ring. He could very well make two starts in the Fall Classic to help get the Dodgers over the finish line. Snell has an ERA of 0.86 this October in three playoff starts. Julian McWilliams has more from Toronto on his dominance:

It's over. The Blue Jays take Game 1 in lopsided fashion, spurred by the first pinch-hit grand slam in the history of the World Series courtesy of Addison Barger. Blake Snell struggled massively after an all-time postseason run, and now the Dodgers will turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to tie the series.

Follow the latest news and live updates as the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the 2025 World Series championship.

A historic Friday night pitching collapse by the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays left the defending MLB champions facing a 0-1 World Series deficit.

This World Series should feature plenty of fireworks as Los Angeles looks to repeat and Toronto aims for its first title since 1993.

Voices of Fire stunned the crowd with immaculate renditions of the U.S. and Canadian national anthems ahead of Game 1 of the World Series. Watch here.

The general consensus was that the Dodgers, after winning nine of their first 10 postseason games, with all their MVPs and All-Stars, were going to cruise through this World Series. One could have gotten the impression that the Blue Jays were almost like supporting players in the Dodgers’ victorious story.