"Over the last 30 years the Toronto sports scene seems to be defined by more heartbreak than triumph. Of the three teams within North America's "Big Four" sports, the Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors and Toronto Maple Leafs have provided their fans with more pain than celebration. They've all been champions at one point their franchises history, but it's also been few and far between."
"Through five games, the Blue Jays led 3-2 in the series and they had two games at home to close it out behind a rowdy Rogers Centre crowd. A brutal Game 6 loss still meant a chance to clinch in Game 7. Early on it seemed like the Blue Jays were going to do just that when Bo Bichette hit a three-run home run in the third inning to knock out two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani."
"Up 4-2 in the eighth inning, six outs away from a championship, Max Muncy of the Dodgers hits a solo home run to make it 4-3. No big deal, the Blue Jays were still up by one with closer Jeff Hoffman on the mound, tasked with getting the final four outs. He got the first two, ending the eighth and beginning the ninth. But how many people would've predicted Miguel Rojas to be the guy to take Hoffman deep to tie Game 7 of a World Series?"
Toronto sports teams have endured decades of heartbreak despite occasional championships. The Blue Jays pursued their first World Series title since 1993 during a charged 2025 postseason. The franchise experienced notable past collapses, including ALCS defeats in 1985, 1989, 1991, 2015 and 2016 and the 2022 Wild Card Game 2 collapse. Toronto clinched the AL Pennant in Game 7 of the 2025 ALCS and led the World Series 3-2 with two home games remaining. In Game 7, Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer off Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers responded with late homers including Max Muncy and Miguel Rojas tying the game.
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