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Toronto Blue Jays’ closer Jeff Hoffman is engulfed in disappointment following the team’s World Series defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. He holds himself responsible for the outcome.
In the decisive Game 7, the Blue Jays suffered a narrow 5-4 loss. Hoffman allowed a crucial home run to Miguel Rojas with one out in the ninth inning, which leveled the score and paved the way for the Dodgers to seize victory in extra innings.
That pivotal home run extended the game by four more innings, culminating in a Dodgers win and marking their first back-to-back championship in 25 years.
When approached on Sunday regarding the defeat, Hoffman candidly expressed his emotions. Asked about his reaction to the loss, he stated, “I cost everybody in here a World Series ring, so it’s pretty shitty,” as reported by the New York Post.
The publication also noted, “Hoffman took over for the talented Trey Yesavage with two outs in the top of the eighth, aiming to secure a four-out save.”
But instead of earning that save, the Dodgers’ Rojas evened the score.
“I’ve just got to execute better in that spot and not let that happen,” Hoffman admitted.
Sadly for Toronto, right up to the ninth inning, the Blue Jays seemed to be in a good place.
The Jays held the Dodgers to three games each in the series, and going into Game 7, they were ahead until Rojas rounded the bases for the Dodgers. In fact, the Jays quickly scored three runs in the first inning and held the Dodgers off until that fateful ninth inning. With the score still tied by the ninth inning, the game went into extra innings, and the Dodgers finally rallied and put themselves up one run in the eleventh inning.
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