The Los Angeles will face the Toronto Blue Jays, who will be without All-Star right-hander Jose Berrios, who will be on the disabled list for the first time in his 10-year MLB career at the end of September.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Berrios has resumed pitching but will not return to the Fall Classic.
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Berrios started 30 games this season before being moved to the bullpen, a move he was openly unhappy about. Through those starts, Berrios posted a combined ERA of 4.06 and went 9-5 during that time. His season is now over.
some of the dodgers pitchers intention The Fall Classic includes right-hander Kevin Guzman, right-hander Trey Yesavage and right-hander Chris Bassitt.
Gausman, a former sixth-round draft pick of the , pitched 18 innings this postseason with a 2.00 ERA. Yesavage has made as many postseason starts as he has regular season starts in his career, highlighted by his 5.1 no-hitter, 11-strikeout performance against the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS.
Bassitt, who went on the disabled list at the end of September, returned earlier this month and pitched perfectly in 2.2 innings of relief pitching in the postseason, allowing only a sacrifice fly and no runs.
During the 2025 campaign, the have a total slash line of .252/.329/.442 with a .770 OPS against right-handed starting pitchers. Although only marginally better than left-handed starters, the faced right-handed starters 115 times during the regular season.
While the will be looking to win back-to-back baseball championships for the first time in a quarter century and third title in the past six years, the Blue Jays will be looking to win their first World Series since 1993, and their second consecutive championship at this point.
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