‘I’m so full of joy’: Fans react as Toronto Blue Jays win 1st game of World Series
Global News
Fans erupted after the Blue Jays 11–4 win over the L.A. Dodgers Friday night, flooding streets and social media with excitement as Toronto took Game 1 of the 2025 World Series.
Toronto Blue Jays fans who flocked to the Rogers Centre on Friday night for the first game of the 2025 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers left the stadium ecstatic over the home team’s blowout 11-4 win.
The excitement is now pouring out from fans all over the country in the lead up to Game Two on Saturday night.
“I’m just so full of joy, ” fan Susan Leandra said in a teary-eyed video posted to Instagram. “They deserve this, they’ve worked so hard.”
Celebrities and public figures shared similar sentiments after the electric win, including Drake, who celebrated his 39th birthday at the game and posted a live video from the event declaring his support for the Jays.
Other fans on X expressed unwavering support for the team, saying it sparked a sense of patriotism.
“The best thing about the Blue Jays right now is seeing the entire country rally behind them and cheer them on,” an X user named Jen posted to the site.
A U.K.-based Blue Jays fan on X made the big moment special, despite the time difference. “It’s nearly 1am here in London but we’re game ready! Let’s go Jays!!” the post read.
One of the biggest highlights of Game 1 came in the sixth inning when Addison Barger stepped up as a pinch hitter for Davis Schneider and launched a grand slam: the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history.
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