Jeff Hoffman made it clear he blamed himself for the Toronto Blue Jays falling short in the World Series after the closer allowed a game-tying homer to Miguel Rojas with one out in the top of the ninth in Game 7 on Saturday night.

After Rojas’ homer off Hoffman, the game went into extra innings, with the Los Angeles Dodgers pulling it out in 11 innings for the title .

Asked how he felt following the defeat, Hoffman said, “I cost everybody in here a World Series ring, so it’s pretty s–tty.”

Hoffman replaced phenom Trey Yesavage with two outs in the top of the eighth, looking to get a four-out save.

But Rojas took him deep in the ninth and Will Smith ended up hitting a go-ahead homer off Shane Bieber in the top of the 11th to propel the Dodgers to a second straight championship.

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