Blue Jays wipe out 120 years of World Series history in three pitches against Dodgers

The Toronto Blue Jays needed just three pitches to rewrite the World Series record books. On Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, the Canadian team opened Game 5 of the 2025 Fall Classic with a jaw-dropping display of power: two consecutive home runs to start the game, something never before seen in more than 120 years of World Series play.

Schneider gives Blue Jays perfect start

On the very first pitch, Davis Schneider, batting leadoff in place of George Springer, turned on a high fastball from Blake Snell and sent it soaring into the left-field stands. Fans in Los Angeles were still finding their seats as the rookie trotted around the bases, giving Toronto a 1-0 lead with his first World Series homer.

Guerrero Jr. joins the party

The fireworks didn’t stop there. Two pitches later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stepped in, took a strike, then crushed a 95 mph fastball to nearly the same spot beyond the left-field wall. Two swings, two monster blasts, and the Blue Jays had a 2-0 lead that stunned Dodger Stadium into silence.

A historic first in the Fall Classic

With that electric start, Toronto became the first team ever to hit back-to-back home runs to open a World Series game. It had only happened once before in postseason history - the Oakland Athletics pulled it off in Game 3 of the 2002 Division Series.

And it came against one of baseball’s most accomplished pitchers. Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, endured a nightmare start just days after giving up five runs in Game 1. The lefty hoped to bounce back in front of the home crowd, but the Blue Jays had other plans.

From marathon defeat to commanding momentum

Just two days earlier, Toronto appeared shaken after a grueling 18-inning loss in Game 3. But under manager John Schneider, the team responded with conviction, first with a 6-2 win in Game 4, then with a storybook beginning in Game 5 that could define their postseason run.

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