Canada's only Major League Baseball team is looking to take the crown of "America's pastime" in a World Series matchup that opens Friday with an unusually heavy dose of national pride on the line.

The Toronto Blue Jays are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday for the first game of the championship series, at a time of unprecedented tensions between Canada and the United States.

On the eve of the matchup, US President Donald Trump abruptly ended trade talks with his northern neighbor over what he claimed was a deceptive ad criticizing his tariff policies.

"CANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!!" Trump thundered on Truth Social.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made the prediction earlier this month that Canadians would be "coming down for the World Series."

The comment came on Octobe

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