The Blue Jays' 2025 postseason was the best baseball Toronto has watched since 1993 - and it ended the way a great story sometimes does.
The Return
For over three decades, Toronto baseball existed in a state of suspended animation. The Blue Jays had won back-to-back World Series in 1992 and 1993, then watched the sport's centre of gravity shift south and west.
2025 broke the spell. Under manager John Schneider, Toronto finished first place in the AL East - the franchise's first division title in 32 years.
They won their division outright.
How the Roster Was Built
What made this team different was its construction. Rather than one blockbuster signing, the front office layered pieces throughout the season and at the trade deadline
Shane Bieber, acquired midseason, became a dependable arm in a rotation. Seranthony DomÃnguez and Louis Varland added velocity to a bullpen.
But the heart of the club was homegrown. Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. anchored the lineup, while Daulton Varsho delivered great defence and 20 home runs despite missing half the season recovering from rotator cuff surgery.
The real surprise was depth. Addison Barger, Nathan Lukes, Ernie Clement, Davis Schneider, and others emerged as legitimate contributors.
The Postseason Run
ALDS vs. New York Yankees: Won
Winning against Aaron Judge and the Yankees was the statement win.
ALCS vs. Seattle Mariners: Won
This series went the distance. Seven games against a Mariners club built specifically to win a championship, and Toronto thrived. The American League pennant, the franchise's third, meant the World Series was coming back to Toronto for the first time since 1993.
Game 7 World Series
Winner takes the championship.
Toronto jumped ahead early and looked like the team that had outscored opponents all October.
Then came the collapse.
Miguel Rojas tied it with a solo homer in the ninth
In the eleventh, Will Smith hit another solo home run for the Dodgers' first lead of the entire game
And Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who had started Game 6 the previous day, came out of the bullpen to record the final outs and the win.