The Toronto Blue Jays couldn’t get the job done, as they came within two outs of eternal glory.

They got heartbreak instead.

Toronto had a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth inning, but a Miguel Rojas home run off Jeff Hoffman tied things up, and it was the Los Angeles Dodgers who eventually stormed back to a 5-4 victory in extra innings to silence a stunned crowd in Toronto.

The Dodgers’ winning play came off the bat of Will Smith, who hit a solo home run off Shane Bieber in the top of the 11th inning. It was as devastating a World Series loss as could be, as the Blue Jays came so close to finishing the job. The Blue Jays had a good start to this one, with Bo Bichette launching a three-run home run in the third inning. Andrés Giménez added an RBI in the eighth inning. It wasn’t enough, a

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