TORONTO - For three years, Chris Bassitt has been hoping for another chance at winning a World Series. Now that the opportunity has arrived, he'll do anything to make it happen.

Bassitt, who has been a starting pitcher for most of his 11 years in Major League Baseball, will again be in the bullpen as his Toronto Blue Jays host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the championship. Toronto leads the best-of-seven series 3-2 into Friday's potentially clinching game.

"I just prayed many, many, many times to get back in this moment," said Bassitt, who said that losing in the National League's wild-card series with the New York Mets in 2022 taught him a lot about what it takes to win in the playoffs.

"Obviously, the World Series was the biggest goal, but at the end of the day, it was just, l

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