‘Heartache’: Toronto Blue Jays fans feel weight of World Series loss
Global News
The Toronto Blue Jays lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings in Game 7. Many fans said they're shocked at the result, but hopeful for the future.
Anxiety was high for Toronto Blue Jays fans Saturday night, and while the World Series result wasn’t what they wanted, many say the journey to Game 7 has been “amazing.”
“Everyone’s coming together. No one knows each other over here and you still come together, watch the team, we all want them to win and it feels like we are winning,” said Haspreet Singh-Hooda who was downtown to watch the game. “Kudos to the players who brought us to here. It feels amazing.”
The Blue Jays battled hard in the final game on Saturday, starting out with a 3-0 lead after a grand slam home run by Bo Bichette in the third inning.
The Los Angeles Dodgers closed the gap to 3-2 with runs in the fourth and sixth innings, but the Jays then countered with another run in the sixth to bring the Jays 4-2.
Going into the ninth and final regulation inning, the Dodgers had narrowed the Jays’ lead once more, bringing the score to 4-3. A home run by Miguel Rojas tied the game.
After two extra innings and a home run by the Dodgers’ Will Smith, the Dodgers clinched their second straight title and left Blue Jays fans stunned.
“Complete shock,” said Omar Bhatti. “Complete distraught is pouring out of those doors in the Rogers Centre right now. The whole city, we were waiting for something to happen. I think we really deserved it. The boys did their best, we played our best, you know we really deserve something.”
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said he felt his team played great, but with both teams having chances to win at the end, “I feel for the guys.”
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