If you were waiting for America to go gaga over the Los Angeles Dodgers’ wild World Series clash with the Toronto Blue Jays, you were probably in for a salty truth—the buzz simply isn’t there. Sure, Shohei Ohtani is doing Cooperstown-worthy things every other game in the series, but there has been a dip in interest. Even after the game has gone, even now, 2-2 after the Jays managed to bulldoze the Dodgers.

So why did most of the US change the channel and maybe focus on Halloween, while Canada threw maybe a baseball block party, and Japan woke up at sunrise to watch the games?

Dodgers vs Blue Jays- not your classic American rivalry

The truth is that baseball thrives on rivalry. The mere thought of a Yankee-Red Sox World Series gets the baseball enthusiasts’ blood pumping. Or the Phillies

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