defending world series champion los angeles dodgers The 2025 MLB season opened in Japan on March 18.
Now, 220 days later, they meet toronto blue jays In Game 1 of the Fall Classic.
Will the Dodgers be the first team to repeat as champions? New York Yankees at the turn of the century? Or will the underdog Blue Jays win their first title since 1993?
It all starts on Friday night. We’ll be covering the action right here, from pregame lineups to live analysis during the game and takeaways after the final pitch.
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live update
game cast: Follow the pitch-by-pitch action here
Lineup
Starting pitchers: blake snell versus trey yesways
dodgers
1. shohei ohtani (L) DH
2. mookie bets (r) ss
3. freddy freeman (L) 1B
4. Will Smith (R) C
5. teoscar hernandez (R) RF
6. max munsey (L)3B
7. enrique hernandez (R) LF
8. tommy adman (s) 2b
9. andy pages (r) cf
blue Jays
1. george springer (R) DH
2. davis schneider (R) LF
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.(R) 1B
4. bo bichet (R) 2B
5. alejandro kirk (R) C
6. dolton varsho (l) cf
7. ernie clement (R)3B
8. miles straw (R) RF
9. andres jimenez (l) ss
