The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the World Series as the heavy favourite to repeat as champions for the first time in the 21st century after walloping 9 of 10 postseason games against the Reds, Phillies, and the team with the best regular-season record, the Brewers. But the Jays, on the other hand, were completely different. Nobody thought of them as even qualified for the postseason when their last season ended at the last-place team of the AL East with a 74-88 record. But here we are, the Jays are playing the final series of the season with the Goliath of baseball in the very first season of their franchise icon Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s contract extension that they signed for 14 years, $500 million last April.

And they are not just playing after finishing their season with a 94-68 record

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