Blue Jays beat Dodgers in Game 1 of World Series, Shohei Ohtani hits first career home run in Fall Classic
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The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night at Rogers Centre.
The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead with runs in the second and third innings, but Toronto tied it in the fourth on Dalton Varsho’s two-run homer.
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The Blue Jays then seemingly closed out the game with a nine-run sixth inning, which included the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history by Toronto’s Addison Barger.
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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts to striking out against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning during Game 1 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Center. (Dan Hamilton/Image Images)
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his first career World Series home run in the seventh, but it was too little, too late for the Dodgers.
Ohtani was booed before the game by Blue Jays fans.
In the ninth inning, the Toronto crowd broke into a unified chant, chanting, “We don’t need it!”
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Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Addison Barger (47) hits a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning during Game 1 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Center. (Dan Hamilton/Image Images)
The Dodgers will look to even the series on Saturday night and send Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound against Toronto’s Kevin Gausman.
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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and the NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures such as Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.