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Recap: Dalton Rushing Leads Dodgers’ Home Run Barrage At Rogers Centre

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays meeting this week drummed up plenty of reflection on the 2025 World Series, but Monday’s game at Rogers Centre was a stark contrast.

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Dodgers high-octane road trip continues with rout in Toronto

The opening salvo of the three-game rematch of last year’s World Series was a one-sided affair, in which the Dodgers drubbed the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

Miguel Rojas News / Los Angeles Dodgers on SI / April 6

Dodgers' Miguel Rojas Can't Wait to Face Blue Jays in Toronto After World Series Heroics

The Toronto Blue Jays were on the brink of winning their first World Series championship in 32 years. Toronto fans could practically smell the win at the Rogers Centre when Miguel Rojas stepped up to the plate with one out in the top of the ninth inning of Game 7.

Mookie Betts News / Athlon Sports / April 6

Dodgers Receive Mookie Betts Update Before Blue Jays Game

The Los Angeles Dodgers completed the sweep on Sunday against the Washington Nationals, yet one player was missing from the lineup for the first time in months.

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Andy Pages Named National League Player Of The Week For March 30-April 5

Andy Pages was first to earn National League Player of the Week honors during the 2026 season. Pages was recognized for the period of March 30 through April 5.

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Will Smith News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 6

Why Will Smith got scratched for Monday’s Dodgers-Blue Jays game

As the Los Angeles Dodgers prepare to suit up for their highly anticipated World Series rematch against the Blue Jays in Toronto, fans were greeted with a rather unusual sight at the catcher spot: Dalton Rushing getting the nod to start over Will Smith in the eight hole.

MLB News / Los Angeles Dodgers on SI / April 6

Blue Jays Players Try to Downplay World Series Rematch vs Dodgers

Five months ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays gave baseball fans arguably the greatest World Series performance of all-time. Game 7 at the Rogers Centre featured just about everything a matchup could include: A benches-clearing brawl, a three-run homer from Bo Bichette, a game-tying homer from No.

MLB News / True Blue LA / April 6

Dodgers on Deck: Tuesday, April 7 at Blue Jays

The Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays are back at it on Tuesday night for the middle game of their series at Rogers Centre. Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts on the mound on Tuesday, looking for his fourth win in as many career games in Toronto.

Los Angeles Dodgers News / Dodger Blue / April 6

Dodgers Set Role For Hyeseong Kim After Mookie Betts’ Injury

The Los Angeles Dodgers put Mookie Betts on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a right oblique strain and recalled Hyeseong Kim from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

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25 MLB players that could be traded during the 2026 season

The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.

Los Angeles Dodgers News / Los Angeles Dodgers on SI / April 6

Dodgers Lineup vs Blue Jays: Will Smith Out, Hyeseong Kim Starting

The Los Angeles Dodgers are back at the Rogers Centre for a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The teams last met five months ago at this very place, where the Dodgers came from behind in epic fashion to win Game 7 of the 2025 World Series in 11 innings.

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Dodgers Appreciate Roki Sasaki’ Start Against Nationals

The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Sunday despite Roki Sasaki turning in one of the worst starts of his young career.

Freddie Freeman News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 6

What Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman expects in Toronto after defeating Blue Jays in World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in an exciting seven-game World Series in 2025. Freddie Freeman has always had a connection to Canada, as both of his parents are from the country.

Los Angeles Dodgers News / True Blue LA / April 6

Dodgers back in Toronto for 2nd-earliest World Series rematch

It seems like only yesterday when the Dodgers won the World Series by winning the final two games on the road at Rogers Centre in Toronto, including coming back from down two runs in the eighth inning in Game 7, setting of a string of improbable highlights that beat the Blue Jays and brought a second straight championship to Los Angeles.