Before Game 7, Blue Jays owner Edward Rogers remarked, “It’s a fairytale, and we’re excited for the happy ending.” For Canadian fans, this was the moment they had been waiting for since 1993: a chance to finally bring the trophy home. The Dodgers, on the other hand, had other ideas. When Will Smith’s home run went over the fence in the 11th inning and gave Los Angeles a 5–4 win, the misery wasn’t just in Rogers Centre. It spread across screens all around the country.

In the third inning, Bo Bichette hit a three-run home run off Shohei Ohtani, giving Toronto a 3-0 lead. The crowd cheered. Hope spread like wildfire across Canada. Fans were already tasting champagne when the Blue Jays were up 4-3 in the ninth inning and only two outs away from winning. Then Miguel Rojas came up to bat and hi

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