Blue Jays fan Marcy-mat Gucci wears a sequined jacket outside the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday ahead of Game 1 of the World Series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.

With the Toronto Blue Jays back in the World Series for the first time in 32 years, the excitement is sky-high – and so is the stress. Across the country, fans are riding every pitch and hit as if they were on the field themselves. For some, the anticipation is exhilarating. For others, it’s almost unbearable.

Heather Lin, a television producer at CTV , can handle only a few innings before her nerves send her to the Peloton to burn off some steam. “It’s just too much for me,” says the 51-year-old. “I’m too invested. I feel their joy, and I feel their pain.”

Val Taylor, an operations manager at the Universit

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