Massive Bo Bichette homer gets Blue Jays up first in World Series Game 7

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Published Nov 01, 2025  •  Last updated 17 minutes ago  •  2 minute read

Blue Jays batter Bo Bichette hits a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of World Series in Toronto, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. Photo by Jack Boland /Toronto Sun

It was a knockout blow for Bo.

Literally.

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The Blue Jays struck first in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday night at the Rogers Centre when Bo Bichette chased Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani with a mammoth three-run homer in the third inning.

The roof almost blew off the Rogers Centre at the instant Bichette made contact as the Jays struck first in the pivotal deciding contest, and Toronto’s pursuit of its first World Series title in 32 years got off to a strong start.

And what a shot it was. Attacking Ohtani’s first pitch of the at-bat — and seizing on some of the early struggles of the two-way superstar, Bichette connected with what would be one of the longest home runs of his career.

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By the time it landed over the wall in deep centre field, the ball had travelled 442 feet and jumped the Jays out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning.

It also was the last pitch thrown by Ohtani, who struggled in the early going, allowing the lead runner to reach in each of the three innings. And yes, what an opportunistic belt it was by Bichette, given that two men were aboard — leadoff hitter George Springer, via a single and Vlad Guerrero Jr. who was intentionally walked with one out.

From the crack of the bat, Bichette knew that his first home run of the postseason was long gone, and with it the possibility of it being one of the more memorable long balls in franchise history. He stopped briefly to admire his work before slowly jogging around the bases.

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His long-time pal and teammate Vlad Guerrero Jr. raised his arms in the air immediately and kept them there as he circled the bases as the sellout crowd at the Rogers Centre went crazy.

The Jays clearly had a plan of attack for Ohtani, who was named starter by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts early Friday afternoon. They nailed him for five hits over the 2.1 innings and ran his pitch count up to 53, just 31 of those for strikes.

Toronto starter Max Scherzer, meanwhile, was efficient in shutting the Dodgers down through three scoreless innings.

However, Scherzer ran into trouble in the fourth inning, allowing one run by giving up a Teoscar Hernandez sacrifice fly with the bases loaded.

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