Nobody in the Blue Jays’ lineup for Game 5 of the World Series, an emphatic 6-1 thumping of the Dodgers, was alive in 1993.

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

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.

Just like I’ve been saying all along*, the Toronto Blue Jays are the 2025 team of destiny. Plus: Ken on the Dodgers’ breakdown, we learn about “human raccoon” Davis Schneider, and the Twins hire a familiar face to manage next year. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup!

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.

Baseball has been creating some wonderful publicity for the blue jays lately — the ones that love eating peanuts and have wings. They’re loud, they wake up with the sunrise, but Karen Gosse of The Rock Wildlife Rescue says they’re quite fascinating if you pay attention.

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.

Blue Jays subtly hinted at George Springer's injury status in late-game decision originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. George Springer had a batting helmet on and was waiting at the dugout steps.