Overview
- The 2025 World Series begins in Toronto with the Los Angeles Dodgers facing the Blue Jays in Game 1 on Friday night.
- Fans and outlets have amplified the Kendrick Lamar–Drake rivalry as a pop-culture layer to the matchup tied to each artist’s hometown allegiance.
- Drake posted celebrations of Toronto’s ALCS-clinching out, saying, “One strike away, we’re going to the big show. Get the boys a pizza and some Cokes.”
- Dodgers players and staff have leaned into Lamar’s music, including using “Not Like Us” during last season’s title celebrations and as walkout or pregame tracks.
- Asked about the rapper storyline, Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani said he is not well-versed in the feud, noting, “I’m not too knowledgeable of music.”