Players clear the benches after Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski (70) hit Blue Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez (0) with a pitch during in the fourth inning of Game 7 of the World Series playoff in Toronto in Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

By The Canadian Press

Blue Jays, Dodgers benches clear in Game 7 of World Series

Nov 1, 2025 | 6:46 PM

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers went nose-to-nose in Saturday’s Game 7 of the World Series — literally.

The benches cleared in the bottom of the fourth inning after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski threw two inside pitches on Andrés Giménez before hitting the Jays shortstop with a third.

Giménez gestured to the mound in frustration after getting plunked, and Wrobleski didn’t back down by walking toward home plate with Toronto up 3-1.

That emptied both dugouts and bullpens — Jays closer Trevor Hoffman was particularly hot and had to be restrained — before cooler heads prevailed inside an electric Rogers Centre.

Toronto designated hitter George Springer was up next at the top of the order and blasted a line drive off Wrobleski, much to the crowd’s delight.

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The left-hander then struck out Nathan Lukes before getting replaced by Tyler Glasnow, who got Vladimir Guerrero to line out to centre field and end the threat.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 1, 2025.

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