Barger had hit one home run this year against a left-handed pitcher before he delivered the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history during Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The nine runs were the third-most ever scored in a single inning of a World Series game. And the big inning was highlighted by a historic swing as Addison Barger became the first player to ever hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the Fall Classic.

Aggressive approaches led to a lopsided result as the Toronto Blue Jays trounced the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday in Toronto.

Fans chanted "We don't need you!" at Ohtani while he batted in the ninth inning. He walked in that at-bat, then was nearly picked off a moment later by left-hander Eric Lauer with two outs. Ohtani was ruled safe after a video review. "Don’t poke the bear," Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt warned about the Ohtani chants.

To win the pennant for the first time in a generation, only to be lined up against a defending champion with the sport’s most loaded roster, is to be simultaneously touted and doubted, as these 2025 Toronto Blue Jays can attest.

The Blue Jays host the Dodgers in the World Series beginning Friday. Some fans will be watching from the windows of their hotel rooms.