Blue Jays’ brilliant season comes to bitter end in classic Game 7 of World Series

TORONTO — A pile of cardboard signs sat in the centre of the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse, each emblazoned with a name. Between hugs and stifled tears, players walked up to sift through them. An hour after their season came to a devastating end on Saturday, with a 5-4 loss in 11 innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Jays wrote the final few signatures on each clubhouse nameplate. They’ll look up at those nameplates in a decade, reading “2025 World Series” written in stylized golden lettering. The signs will rest in basements and on mantles for years, collecting dust. But when they catch an eye, memories of a magical season will flood back. They’ll remind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette of their rebound from 74 wins a year ago to a division title and the World Series stage. They’ll prompt recollections from Kevin Gausman and George Springer. They’ll remember leading the league with 49 comeback victories, or the timeless October homers, or 10 postseason victories, more than any team in franchise history. But then, at some point, the gold letters will, in each Blue Jay, stir memories of the end. “I’ve been crying for probably an hour,” Ernie
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