The 121st Fall Classic begins with the Los Angeles Dodgers facing the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 on Friday night at Roger’s Centre in Toronto.

Blake Snell gets the start for the Dodgers, with two consecutive scoreless starts and only two total runs allowed during his three starts this postseason. He’s the third Dodgers pitcher to start three Games 1 in the same postseason, joining Clayton Kershaw in 2017 (NLDS, NLCS, World Series) and Walker Buehler in 2020 (wild card series, NLDS, NLCS).

The Blue Jays are turning to rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage, their first-round draft pick in 2024, to make his seventh major league start in Game 1 of the World Series. Four of those seven starts will be in the postseason, including an 11-strikeout win over the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS, and a w

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