59 times in the regular season and six times in the playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays finished the game with Jeff Hoffman on the mound.

In Game 7 of the World Series with the Blue Jays having a 4-3 lead, there was a moment in time where that looked like it might be the case. Hoffman got called on to get a four-out save, with the shot at putting his name in Toronto sports immortality forever.

But with one out in the top of the ninth inning, Hoffman gave up a game-tying home run to Dodgers veteran infielder Miguel Rojas, playing in his final-ever game.

Toronto’s Shane Bieber came in on short rest in the 11th inning, giving up another go-ahead home run to Will Smith.

And while fingers will be pointed in a million different directions following the loss, Hoffman chose to direct his frustrat

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