Overview
- Blake Snell enters Game 1 at 3-0 with a 0.86 postseason ERA, while rookie Trey Yesavage has 22 strikeouts across his three playoff starts.
- Los Angeles arrives as defending champions after sweeping Milwaukee in the NLCS, with Shohei Ohtani adding five postseason homers and a six-inning, 10-strikeout gem in the clincher.
- Toronto returns to the Fall Classic for the first time since 1993 after a seven-game ALCS win, leading this postseason in batting average and OPS and tied for the lead in home runs behind ALCS MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- Dave Roberts says Clayton Kershaw will be on the World Series roster with situational usage, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is slated for Game 2, and reliever Alex Vesia is away for a personal matter as the Dodgers assess options.
- Bo Bichette’s status remains under evaluation as he works back from a knee sprain, with 26-man rosters due Friday morning and Game 1 set for 8 p.m. ET on Fox in the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada.