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World Series: First-person experience of the Game 7 atmosphere inside the Rogers Centre
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By Nick Prasad
Nov 3, 2025, 09:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 3, 2025, 06:43 EST
Saturday, November 1st, 2025, the exit of a strenuous month of October baseball, and the berth of a showdown like no other. Game 7 of the World Series was scheduled with everything on the line, in a city that thirsts for a championship. Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, winner takes all.
One route to the stadium, the Blue Jays’ flags flew in the windows of cars heading down the Don Valley Parkway. Downtown Toronto held a different vibe, one of anticipation, aggression, and anxiety, as fans flooded the gates, lined up awaiting entry.
The atmosphere inside the Rogers Center for Game 7
The energy was slow-building as fans settled into their spots and seats. The Blue Jays and the Dodgers took their turns for on-field batting practice, as pitchers got their reps in, and positional guys did progression work.
The stadium had the ambience of “Hollywood”; a brewing matchup that held massive weight for two organizations, two major cities, and an entire country. Where you really felt the pressure and pulsations was right after the lineups were announced and the national anthems.
This set the tone for the first pitch, which was electric as Mad Max took the bump. Each strike against the Dodgers and each hit off a Blue Jay bat pumped strong noise pollution within the closed quarters of the Rogers Center.
The building was mayhem when Bichette launched a huge home run to center field to give Toronto the 3-0 lead. From there, the crowd was up and at it all game. That energy was up throughout the game, up until the Max Muncy home run in the top of the 8th, and the Rojas tying home run in the top of the 9th took the wind out of some fans’ sails.
The crowd was a bit more reserved during this time, as the game went into extra innings. To put a real silencer on the Rogers Center attendees, Will Smith went yard to give the Dodgers the lead. Almost like a final nail in the coffin.
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In the bottom of the 11th on the final out of the ball game, you could almost hear a pin drop when Alejandro Kirk’s bat broke and the double play was turned. The atmosphere simmered as the Dodgers celebrated a championship, and the Blue Jays faithful were going home empty-handed.
Some fans were in shock; others were in tears. There would be no parade in Toronto this year.
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