It’s time to crown the champion of America’s pastime—even if a Canadian team earned its way into the battle.

The first pitch of the 2025 World Series will be thrown out tonight: Friday, October 24. The Toronto Blue Jays will try to stop the Los Angeles Dodgers from becoming the first team since the 2000 Yankees to win consecutive championships.

The Blue Jays will also try to prevent Shohei Ohtani from making any baseball history. Both feats are a tall order.

Let’s take a look back at how the two teams got here and speculate on Ohtani’s potential firsts before we get into how to watch the World Series.

The road to the World Series

Ironically, the Blue Jays represent the American League in this matchup, earning 94 wins and 68 losses this season.

They faced off against the Seattle Marin

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