Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Shane Bieber made impressive MLB history getting the victory in Game 4 of the World Series.

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Of course, there was also the superstar, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., with a home run right after Schneider. It was the first time in history that a team hit back-to-back home runs to start a World Series game. Snell had never given up two first-inning home runs in his career previously, so it was a double dose of history.

The Toronto Blue Jays hit the first back-to-back homers to begin a game in World Series history Wednesday night when Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. connected on the first and third pitches by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Blake Snell.

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After winning back-to-back games in Los Angeles, the Blue Jays will be taking a 3-2 series lead with them back to Toronto.

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