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Max Domi predicts Blue Jays will defeat Dodgers in 6 games to win World Series

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In what might be one of the rarest occurrences in the world of sports, Toronto sports fans felt genuine joy on Monday night. The Toronto Blue Jays, playing host to the Seattle Mariners in the 2025 American League Championship Series, took Game 7 thanks to a 3-run home run from George Springer to propel them to the World Series for the first time in 32 years. They will face the Los Angeles Dodgers for a heavyweight bout for this year’s championship.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been playing second fiddle to the Blue Jays to open the season, and how could they not? The Jays went from a horribly disappointing 2024 season to becoming the type of team that every fan yearns for. Always working, never out of a game, and rallying around each other to make magic on the field. The Leafs have been hosting Blue Jays watch parties here and there, in addition to showing score updates to the fans in attendance during their games, and Blue Jays fever has hit the Leafs’ players, too.

“We were talking about it this morning, it was cool to see Vladdy walk in with Auston Matthews’ jersey on,” Steven Lorentz said following an optional morning skate on Tuesday. “It just shows how tight knit the city is, and how close, not just the fans in the whole city, but the whole country are. Canada only has one MLB team so it’s pretty special to see the amount of support the Jays have received and you know, we’re happy for them but like I said, the job’s not done.”

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Guerrero Jr showing up to the game in a Matthews jersey pretty well spawned every possible Game 7 joke you could think of, but they were short-lived. Although the middle innings of the game caused some stress, Springer’s home run was the equivalent of taking a million-pound weight off the chest of the Toronto market. However, that game-winning home run would not have been possible without a walk from Addison Barger, a single from Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and a sacrifice bunt from Andres Gimenez. These little things often go unnoticed in a moment with that kind of magnitude, but defenceman Chris Tanev, who is regularly commended for his commitment to the little things himself, made sure to give a shoutout to the guys who got on base.

“There’s so many little things that go into the success of the team,” Tanev said. “A lot of things people maybe don’t talk about but you can watch, and pick up, and see a great team doing the things that they need to win.”

When asked for an example of that, he shouted out the sacrifice bunt from Gimenez.

“The Gimenez bunt, probably nobody talks about because Springer hit a home run, nobody really bunts anymore, and he laid a great bunt.”

A running theme for the Jays all season has been the next man up and everybody eats mentality they’ve brought to games on a nightly basis. The bottom of the order can grind out opposing pitchers and give the top guys something to work with, which we saw in the Springer home run. Head coach Craig Berube said that this is a must for teams who want to make a deep playoff run.

“The bottom half of their lineup really drives their team,” Berube said. “They do little things to get on base, and, you know, Springer has gets the opportunity to knock a couple in and that’s how it all works, right? They get contributions from everybody, which is important.

Nick Robertson, who hails from Los Angeles, was asked by NHL dot com’s Dave McCarthy for a prediction in the World Series, where he played it safe.

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Max Domi, meanwhile, took the homer route for his prediction, much to the delight of Toronto fans.

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The Maple Leafs will continue to go about their business while the city zeroes in on the first World Series game in Toronto since 1993, looking to keep the vibes high while baseball mania takes over the GTA.

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