Heartbreaking Loss for the Toronto Blue Jays in World Series

The Dodgers won the World Series 5-4 in the 11th inning

What a heartbreaker! The Toronto Blue Jays were soooo close to winning their first World Series in 23 years and then it slipped away, letting the Los Angeles Dodgers win 5-4 and clinch their second consecutive title.

The Jays were a Cinderella team, at the bottom of the league last year, and then with more than half the team consisting of young players, they managed to end up in the World Series.

There was lots of talk abut Trey Yesavage, only 22 years old and pitching for the first time in the majors, and George Springer hitting that home run that propelled the Jays to the World Series. 

Blue Jays came a long way to the World Series

In tonight's game Bo Bichette helped put the Jays in a 3-0 lead in the third inning, but they lost the advantage as the Dodgers climbed back to make it 3-4, then it was tied at 4-4 in the 9th inning and had to keep playing until the Jays blinked in the 11th.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider fought back tears as he faced reporters in the post-game press conference.

"We had our chances. We had our chances to beat them soundly. But we didn't. And that's baseball," he said.

It's crazy because in the afternoon pundits, including those who follow the analytics, were expecting (or perhaps hoping?) the Jays would win. 

Part way through the game, superstar pitcher Shohei Ohtani ran out of gas -- perhaps from not enough rest -- and the responsibility was left to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who had three wins in the series under his belt, making him the World Series MVP.

While the Dodgers have many top (well paid) players, the Blue Jays scraped their way to the top which makes their entry into the World Series even more remarkable. 

They gave Canadians something to rally behind and make us all proud to be... Canadian.