Game 1 of the World Series brought significant news even before it began, as the Blue Jays both activated star shortstop Bo Bichette, and put him in the lineup batting cleanup. Beyond that, he’s also playing at second base for the first time since 2019.
The Blue Jays’ starting nine for Game 1:
- George Springer, DH
- Davis Schneider, LF
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B
- Bo Bichette, 2B
- Alejandro Kirk, C
- Daulton Varsho, CF
- Ernie Clement, 3B
- Myles Straw, RF
- Andres Gimenez, SS
As MLB’s Sarah Langs identified, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Daulton Varsho all within the lineup, it is the primary time that three second-generation MLB gamers have ever began for one workforce: Vladimir Guerrero, Dante Bichette and Gary Varsho are their fathers, respectively.
As for the Dodgers, they will even be utilizing a DH as their leadoff hitter:
- Shohei Ohtani, DH
- Mookie Betts, SS
- Freddie Freeman, 1B
- Will Smith, C
- Teoscar Hernandez, RF
- Max Muncy, 3B
- Enrique Hernandez, LF
- Tommy Edman, 2B
- Andy Pages, CF
The Blue Jays will ship rookie Trey Yesavage to the mound on Recreation 1 to face the star-studded Dodgers lineup – Yesavage was drafted in 2024, twentieth general, and made simply three common season begins in MLB earlier than the postseason started.
The Dodgers will counter with Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Younger winner who has pitched like that when he is been in a position to take the mound in an injury-shortened 2025 season.
Recreation 1 of the World Collection will air solely on FOX at 8 p.m. ET, and thru streaming on FOXSports.com, the FOX Sports activities App and FOX One.
Need nice tales delivered proper to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and observe leagues, groups and gamers to obtain a customized e-newsletter every day!
