Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history during Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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TORONTO - It is the most sartorially-coded celebration in Major League Baseball. And the Toronto Blue Jays just can't quit the home run jacket.

As the World Series returns north of the border for the first time in 32 years, the Blue Jays and Major League Baseball are making sure the entire community gets in on the celebration. Ahead of Friday night’s Game 1 against the Dodgers,

Toronto is now managed by John Schneider. He was initially drafted by the Blue Jays and made his way through their minor league system. When too many concussions ended his playing career, he ended up getting into coaching. Schneider returned to Toronto and served as the bench coach in 2022, when manager Charlie Montoyo was fired.