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

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays benches clear after Blue Jays' Andrés Giménez was hit by a pitch during the fourth inning in Game 7 of baseball's World Series, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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.

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.