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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider had a long conversation with home plate umpire Jordan Baker after the first inning of Game 7 of the World Series ended on Saturday.
Schneider seemed upset that Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani was allowed extra time to warm up after coming to the plate in the top of the first inning. Ohtani batted and pitched in the final game of the season, trying to put together some heroic efforts to help the Dodgers repeat as champions.
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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider (14) reacts in the dugout before game six of the 2025 MLB World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Rogers Center on Oct. 31, 2025. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Images)
FOX announcer John Smoltz suggested that Ohtani received about three minutes to warm up, while regular starting pitchers who don’t hit get about 90 seconds. The conversation was not lively and, in the end, cool heads remained that way.
Ohtani broke a 50-year drought by becoming the first pitcher since 1975 to record a hit and also start Game 7 of the World Series. The hit did not produce a run and the Blue Jays were able to get out of the first inning unscathed.
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Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer (4) returns to the dugout after being thrown out at second base to end the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of baseball’s World Series in Toronto, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ohtani followed with two strikeouts in the bottom of the first inning. He struck out Vladimir Guerrero Jr., prompting catcher Will Smith to throw out George Springer, who was running toward second base.
Springer looked perplexed as he ran back to the dugout. But the inning was over.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) prepares to bat against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of Game 7 of baseball’s World Series in Toronto, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Toronto had the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning, but Ohtani and the Dodgers were able to get out of trouble.
