The 2025 World Series will get underway on Friday night, when the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers are looking to become MLB's first repeat champion in 25 years in what would serve as their third World Series win since 2020.

Freddie Freeman's parents are from Ontario; father Fred is from Windsor and late mother Rosemary was from Peterborough.

Blue Jays were so close to signing Shohei Ohtani that his dog, Decoy, got a jacket from the visit originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Toronto Blue Jays nearly landed Shohei Ohtani.

Los Angeles is a -154 favorite on the money line (risk $154 to win $100) in the latest Blue Jays vs. Dodgers odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, with the Blue Jays as +129 underdogs (risk $100 to win $129).

Countless Blue Jays bats preach the progress under Toronto’s trio of hitting coaches — Hunter Mense, Lou Iannotti and Popkins.

Canada’s only major league team will have an entire country behind it during the World Series and has a chance of claiming the championship of America’s pastime at a time when U.S.-Canada relations remain near historic lows.

Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is one step away from achieving childhood dream in World Series originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.