On a crisp October morning that smelled faintly of coffee, maple and anticipation, Major League Baseball released the official rosters for the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers — and with it came storylines layered in both hope and heartache.

Barger's electric grand slam in the sixth inning as a pinch hitter helped slam the door on a Los Angeles Dodgers response. It will go down in Blue Jays history, regardless of how this World Series ends up.

It's over. The Blue Jays take Game 1 in lopsided fashion, spurred by the first pinch-hit grand slam in the history of the World Series courtesy of Addison Barger. Blake Snell struggled massively after an all-time postseason run, and now the Dodgers will turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to tie the series.