The idyllic coastal city of Dunedinis quiet this time of year. A tickle of fall is in the air, and it lingers peacefully.

Fans will be at the Blue Jays' spring training center for the watch party as the team competes in the World Series.

TORONTO - Eight months ago, there was a general feeling of unease as the Toronto Blue Jays gathered for spring training in Florida.

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Jackson Hornung, a Blue Jays minor-leaguer, took part in two days of intrasquad games against the Toronto big-leaguers at Rogers Centre in early October.

And so the Jays did, piling up one quality at-bat after another, grinding down Snell, pounding the Dodgers’ suspect bullpen. Their triumph included the first home run by a left-handed hitter off Snell since June 2, 2024, courtesy of Daulton Varsho, and the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, courtesy of Addison Barger.

A Toronto bar and music venue had to take down social media posts promoting its specials and watch party for Game 7 of the American League Championship Series after receiving a

Former Blue Jays President Paul Godfrey, who as Toronto’s Metro Chair was the one who brought baseball to the city, said when he, wife Gina and son Rob went to that first game on a snowy day in April 1977 and sat next to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn — even in the frigid temperatures — they thought how could this ever get any better.

What's next for the Phillies, Astros, Cubs and more? Predicted by most analysts to miss the postseason, the Blue Jays won the AL East for the first time in a decade, finished as the top team in the American League for the first time since 1993 and reached the World Series,