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

Game 4 (6-2 Blue Jays win): The Comeback Kids

A loss like the one the Blue Jays suffered in Game 3 could be demoralizing. The 2025 Blue Jays, however, seemed to thrive in those situations. The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning off a sac fly by Enriqué Hernandez. But in the next inning, Guerrero hit a two-run home run to put the Blue ahead 2-1.

It was Guerrero's seventh home run of the postseason, making him the lone franchise leader in career playoff home runs. It was also the fourth time during the playoffs that the Blue Jays had hit a go-ahead home run while trailing, yet another record.

The Blue Jays tacked on four more runs in the seventh inning, putting the game out of reach for the Dodgers and evening the series. With their 54th comeback win of the season, and fifth of the playoffs, the Blue Jays ensured the World Series would end in Toronto.

Game 5 (6-1 Blue Jays win): Rookie Numbers

Game 5 could not have started better for the Blue Jays. On the very first pitch of the game, Schneider hit a solo home run off of Blake Snell. It was Schneider's first hit of the World Series and his first home run since September 11. Even better, his family was there to capture the moment.

If that wasn't enough, Guerrero hit a solo shot of his own two pitches later. It was the first time in World Series history that a team had hit back-to-back home runs to start a game. Three pitches in, it was already 2-0 for the Blue Jays. While the Jays would add four more runs, Guerrero's home run was enough to secure the win for the Blue Jays.

While the home run heroics were exciting, they paled in comparison to the pitching heroics displayed by 22-year-old Trey Yesavage. Before Game 5, Yesavage was already one of the best stories of the Blue Jays' season. In 2025, he played every level in the minor leagues before making his big league debut in September. Game 5 of the World Series was his eighth MLB appearance.

Over seven innings, Yesavage struck out 12 batters, managing to get each Dodger at least once. He set an all-time rookie record for strikeouts in a World Series game, beating Don Newcombe's record of 11 with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949.

He also became the second pitcher ever to strike out at least 10 batters within the first five innings, joining Sandy Koufax. He's also the only pitcher to do that twice in the same postseason. Even better, he got all those strikeouts without recording a walk, which is, once again, a World Series record. With his incredible start, the Blue Jays were one win away from winning the World Series.