It may hurt for Blue Jays fans but the 2025 World Series was one of the best ever

Game 2 (5-1 Dodgers win): A Pitching Masterclass

A lot of Blue Jays fans would probably be content if they never heard the name Yoshinobu Yamamoto ever again. In Game 2, Yamamoto became the first pitcher since Curt Schilling in 2001 to throw consecutive complete games in the postseason.

The Dodgers evened the series with a 5-1 win. That's despite a very strong outing from Kevin Gausman, who, after giving up a run in the first inning, retired 17 straight Dodgers. That ended in the seventh inning when Gausman gave up a home run to Will Smith. Another home run by Max Muncy two batters later ended Gausman's night.

Game 3 (6-5 (18) Dodgers win): The Marathon

Game 3 tied the record for the longest World Series game in history. Max Scherzer started for the Blue Jays, becoming the first pitcher to pitch for four different teams in the World Series. The Blue Jays fell behind 2-0 early, following home runs by Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani. In the fourth, however, Kirk put the Blue Jays ahead with a three-home run. Giménez added another with a sac fly.

The Dodgers managed to tie the game at 4-4 in the fifth after an RBI double by Ohtani and an RBI single by Freddie Freeman. But the Blue Jays regained the lead in the top of the seventh after a single by Bichette allowed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to score from first.

Ohtani tied the game again with his second home run of the night in the bottom of the seventh. With two home runs and two doubles, he became the second player in MLB history to record four extra-base hits in a World Series game. The only other person to accomplish the feat was Frank Isbell in 1906. It would take 11 innings for another run to score.

Both teams failed to capitalize with runners in scoring position. Clayton Kershaw made his only appearance in this World Series, forcing Lukes into a groundout with the bases loaded and two outs in the twelfth inning. Toronto stranded a World Series-record 19 runners. The Blue Jays walked Ohtani five times, four intentionally, which is a MLB record. Toronto used nine pitchers, while L.A. used 10.

In the end, Freeman ended the game with a walk-off home run in the 18th inning. After six hours and 39 minutes, the Dodgers took a 2-1 series lead with the 6-5 win. The game tied Game 3 of the 2018 World Series for the longest in history by number of innings. The Dodgers also won that marathon game against the Boston Red Sox, although on that occasion it was Max Muncy who hit a walk-off home run for L.A..