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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider had a long conversation with home plate umpire Jordan Baker after the end of the first inning of Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday.
Schneider seemed upset that Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani was able to get more time to warm up after being at the plate in the top of the first inning. Ohtani was hitting and pitching in the final game of the season, trying to give the Dodgers a heroic effort to repeat as champions.
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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider (14) reacts in the dugout before Game 6 of the 2025 MLB World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Rogers Center on October 31, 2025. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Images)
FOX broadcaster John Smoltz suggested Ohtani had about three minutes to warm up, while regular non-hitting starting pitchers had about 90 seconds. The conversation was not lively and, in the end, the cool head remained that way.
Ohtani ended a 50-year drought by becoming the first pitcher since 1975 to record a hit and start Game 7 of the World Series. The hit yielded no runs and the Blue Jays managed to get out of the first inning unscathed.
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Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer (4) returns to the dugout after being thrown out at second base to end the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the Baseball World Series in Toronto on Saturday, November 1, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ohtani followed up with two strikeouts in the bottom of the first inning. He struck out Vladimir Guerrero Jr., leading catcher Will Smith to throw out George Springer who was running for second base.
Springer looked perplexed as he ran back to the shelter. But the round was over.
Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Dodgers prepares to face the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of Game 7 of the World Series of Baseball in Toronto, Saturday, November 1, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Toronto had the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning, but Ohtani and the Dodgers managed to get out of trouble.
