How some Toronto Blue Jays fans watched the more than 6-hour-long World Series Game 3

The Jays trail 2-1 after playing a seven-hour Game 3 against the L.A. Dodgers. Sean Leathong has a recap and reaction from fans.

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers tied a record for the longest World Series game, but the 18 innings did not deter some baseball fans from watching Game 3 in its entirety.

Thousands of fans piled into the Rogers Centre on Monday night for an official watch party to cheer on the Blue Jays as they tried to battle the Dodgers for a 2-1 lead in the series.

About 27,000 people piled into the stands on Monday night at the start of the game but only about 1,000 stayed on to watch its conclusion.

Some of them reached out to CTV News Toronto to share what it was like watching the game at the Rogers Centre.

“The atmosphere was great throughout the game, even as the game went into extra innings, the crowd was still very energetic,” Chi Chan said in an email. “Some of the crowd started to think out as the game continued, but from my (point of view), I’ve already stayed for so long that I couldn’t leave without seeing the game end. I would’ve stayed all night if I had to!”

The game ended shortly before 3 a.m. — way past the last rides for most public transit options.

Lukas Vidovic, who attended the watch party with his brother, cousin and three friends, said he stayed until the end and his group was faced with a costly cab home to Etobicoke.

“The Uber was $120. We ended up cancelling and getting a taxi, which was still pricey for $75 but better than the 120. We knew after 12:30 a.m. that there were no more public transit options so that was expected,” Vidovic said.

Mike Andrade says he does not regret staying at the Rogers Centre until the game concluded.

“Obviously the result was disappointing, but the experience is something I’ll have for the rest of my life,” Andrade said in an email to CTV News.

“I had always heard about the watch parties during the 92 and 93 runs, so it was amazing to actually live it and experience it for myself!”

He shared that the last GO bus back to Brampton was at 2:30 a.m. so he had to find another way.

“Once the game was over, I ended up taking the most expensive Uber of my life back to Bramalea GO where my car was. But again, absolutely no regrets,” Andrade said.

He added that while he is “functioning” despite the late end to the game, he is “desperately” hoping that Game 4 would not need 18 innings.

“If it is, I hope the Jays at least win it!”

Watching Jays game on a plane from L.A.

While many baseball fans flocked to the Rogers Centre to watch the historically lengthy Game 3 in the World Series, one man from Markham tuned into the game live from an Air Canada flight — and a flight out of Los Angeles, no less.

Adrien Cheng, a 22-year-old from Markham, said he departed from LAX at around 4:10 p.m. local time, about an hour before the game started at Dodger Stadium.

He said Air Canada’s in-flight entertainment systems had the option to watch some live channels, and he saw they were streaming the World Series game.

“No one talks to each other on flights, but people are looking around, seeing people with the game on and they kind of silently indicate — people would point at their screen — and then tell people where to swipe, and then get it started,” Cheng recounted.

When he walked back from the bathroom to his seat, about 20 minutes into the game, Cheng said most people were dialled into the game.

“A lot of people there, already, on the plane were wearing Jays hats, the jerseys, the shirts, and it was kind of interesting going around L.A. and seeing only Dodgers things and then going to see all the Torontonians wearing (Jays gear),” Cheng said.

Though he was wearing noise-cancelling headphones, Cheng said he could still hear people erupt in cheers when Alejandro Kirk scored that three-run homer.

“It sounded like sometimes when the plane lands and everyone starts applauding, it was maybe louder than that,” Cheng said.

By the time the plane touched down, shortly before midnight, Cheng said the game had just made it to the bottom of the ninth inning, when both teams were tied 5-5. As it was time to disembark, Cheng said everyone immediately tried to stream the game on their phones, their eyes glued to the screen as they refreshed stats.

“I never seen an energy like that before,” he said.

That energy continued through customs to the baggage carousel, to waiting at the UP Express, and to when Cheng made it to the TTC, where some bleary-eyed baseball fans from the Rogers Centre watch party hopped onboard the subway.

“I don’t think there was a moment where I didn’t hear anything Jays-related,” Cheng said. “It’s nice to see kind of the entire city — people from the airport, from Rogers Centre, just from a night out with friends, whatever, everyone kind of coming together talking about the exact same thing.”

Both Chan and Vidovic said they plan to go back to the Rogers Centre for the watch party, as Chan noted it felt like being “a part of history” to watch the game at the arena.

“Today’s plan is the same as yesterday! Head down early, grab a drink and something to eat before the game and cheer on the Jays! I don’t see today’s game going into 18 innings (hopefully haha),” Vidovic wrote.

Toronto is set to take the field at Dodger Stadium for Game 4 on Tuesday night.