If you like your baseball with a side of heartbreak and heroics, Game 7 of the World Series served up a five-course meal. The Toronto Blue Jays vs. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Game Seven. Thousands of fans at Rogers Centre were on their feet, hearts racing, waiting to see who blinks first. And, it was the Blue Jays who blinked, hard.
Will Smith’s 11th-Inning Blast Breaks Toronto’s Heart
Toronto was so close. A 3-2 series lead heading into Game 6, home-field advantage in the decisive Game 7, and a three-run bomb from Bo Bichette off Shohei Ohtani, of all people, to get things rolling early. It felt like destiny. It felt like the year. But baseball, being the cruel, poetic beast that it is, had other plans.
The Dodgers, who were defending champs and drama connoisseurs, waited until the top of the ninth to tie it up—because of course they did—and pushed things into the 11th, where Will Smith decided he was done playing around. He smashed a solo shot that silenced the Rogers Centre and flipped the script for good. Then it was Yoshinobu Yamamoto—cool as ice, sharp as a samurai blade—coming in to shut the door and snatch the MVP trophy for good measure.
Bo Bichette’s Return Was Heroic, But Not Enough
Bo Bichette, who had just returned from a brutal knee injury and battled like a warrior through the Series, tried to keep it together in the postgame interview. He talked about how special it was to round the bases with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. waiting for him. How he wished they could’ve won it together. And I gotta say—when he said, “I wish we could have shared that moment together,”—man, if that doesn’t punch you right in the baseball soul, I don’t know what does.
He went 8-for-23 during the World Series with four walks and one massive homer—more than proving his worth at the plate. But now comes the tough part.
Blue Jays Face Pressure to Keep the Core Together
Bichette’s free agency is looming, but he’s saying all the right things. He wants to stay. Vladdy is staying—locked in for 14 years, half a billion dollars. That’s a duo with history, chemistry, and unfinished business. But now it’s up to the front office. Can they afford to keep the band together, and can they build around two stars whose bond is as tight as their swings are smooth?
This wasn’t just a loss. It was a chapter in a story that’s far from over. The heartbreak stings now, sure—but it might just be the fuel that powers a full-circle moment down next season.
