Jeff Hoffman #23 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning in game seven of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Center on November 01, 2025 in Toronto. Photo by Mark Blinch / Getty Images

Few jobs in baseball are harder than being a closer. Article content

Jeff Hoffman knows that well, and Toronto’s ninth inning man was devastated after the team’s Game 7 loss Saturday to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Article content Article content

Hoffman entered the game with the Jays up a run and four outs away from glory and got the first two, one to end the eighth, and a strikeout to start the ninth inning, before things unravelled.

Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas stunned everyone by taking Hoffman out of the park on a 3-and-2 pitch to tie the game

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