Dalton Varsho and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. played brilliantly in the decisive inning.
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One of the key characteristics that management wanted from the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025 was a strong defense on all sides. The plan worked well as the team spent the season as one of the top teams in baseball, taking the lead in the top of the fourth inning of Game 7 of the World Series.
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Toronto tried to prevent a Dodgers rally after Bo Bichette blasted a three-run homer, but the road team posed a threat with the bases loaded and one out against Max Scherzer. Former Blue Jay Teoscar Hernandez sent the ball to center field, but the ball hung just long enough for a diving Dalton Varsho to make an impressive diving catch. Varsho is arguably the best center fielder in baseball, and that belief was reinforced by his latest highlight reel.
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But there was still one player left with two runners on.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is known for his fast bat, but he ended the inning with a game-saving throw toward the first-base line, robbing Tommy Edman.
The game created a sensation in the Rogers Center, and Guerrero Jr. jumped off the field in delight.
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Los Angeles may have scored in the inning, but it could have been a lot worse for Toronto.
Varsho won the 2024 American League Gold Glove in center field, finished second in the Platinum Glove Award and was named Fielding Bibla's Defensive Player of the Year.
Guerrero Jr. won the Gold Glove at first base and is a finalist again this year (results will be announced Sunday). Warshodid didn't play enough games to qualify this season, but teammates Andres Jimenez, Ty France, Ernie Clement (both third base and extra) and Alejandro Kirk did.
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