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November 02, 2025
Jeff Hoffman Blue Jays: The Toronto Blue Jays endured a crushing defeat in Game 7 of the World Series, falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers after a late-inning collapse.
Toronto seemed on the verge of ending its three-decade championship drought, taking a 4-3 lead into the ninth inning.
But with one out, reliever Jeff Hoffman left a slider over the plate, and Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas sent it into the stands to tie the game.
The tension carried into extra innings before Will Smith delivered the decisive blow — a solo home run off Shane Bieber in the 11th — giving Los Angeles its first lead of the night and the World Series title.
Reliever Jeff Hoffman struggled to hide his disappointment after the Toronto Blue Jays’ heartbreaking 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series.
“It’s tough to swallow,” Hoffman said quietly after the game. “It wasn’t supposed to end this way.
One bad pitch, and it cost us everything. I feel like I let everyone here down — a World Series ring slipped away because of me.”
Pitcher Shane Bieber also shouldered part of the blame after giving up the decisive home run in extra innings. “I hung a slider to a guy who’s great at hitting them,” Bieber admitted.
“He was waiting for it, and I missed my spot. This one hurts — it’s going to hurt for a long time. Baseball can be brutal sometimes.”
The Toronto Blue Jays let several golden chances slip away as their 32-year wait for a World Series title continued.
After taking a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, the Blue Jays were unable to close it out, losing the final two games in front of their home crowd.
In Saturday’s Game 7, they loaded the bases in the ninth inning but couldn’t produce the crucial hit needed to seal the victory.
Ernie Clement, who set a postseason record with 30 hits, was overcome with emotion after the defeat. “I cried for about an hour,” he said.
Despite the collapse, Clement refused to fault anyone on the team, saying he stood by his teammates even after the Blue Jays had led 3-0 through the third inning.
Ernie Clement said the Toronto Blue Jays had nothing left to give after their heartbreaking Game 7 loss in the World Series.
“We left everything out there,” Clement said, reflecting on the 5-4 defeat. “When you give it your all and still come up short, it hurts — but there’s pride in knowing we fought until the end.”
He also stood firmly behind his teammates Jeff Hoffman and Shane Bieber, who were at the center of the late collapse. “I’d go to war with those guys any day,” Clement said. “Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, they close it out. It just wasn’t our night.”
Max Scherzer, the Toronto Blue Jays’ veteran starter in Game 7, spoke with deep emotion after the team’s World Series defeat, reflecting on how far they had come since finishing at the bottom of the AL East in 2024.
“I’m 41 years old, and I never imagined I could love this game even more,” Scherzer said, his voice breaking as he wiped away tears. “That love came from being around these guys — their energy, their passion.
This loss hurts because we were so close, not just to winning, but to each other. This team had something special — real closeness, real heart, and a shared love for the game.”
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