Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hits one of his three home runs in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in game 4 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Fri Oct 17, 2025 (AP News photo)

2025 World Series podcast Jessica Kwong:

#1 In the post season pitcher Shohei Ohtani showed why he’s a repeat MVP in the game. In game five of the NLCS with Ohtani’s Dodgers leading in the series 3-0 against the Milwaukee Brewers in game four Ohtani was a one man wrecking crew with three home runs and striking out ten batters catapulting the Dodgers into the 2025 World Series.

#2 The last time the Toronto Blue Jays were in the World Series was going back to 1993 and they won that one when Joe Carter hit a walk off home run in the game 7 of the series against the Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams. This time it’s another big one for the Jays and Canada as they hope to upset the Dodgers for all the marbles.

#3 The Dodgers have a shot at winning back to back World Series having done it last season. Talk about the pressures of trying to repeat as defending MLB champions?

#4 How balanced to do you see this series with the Jays having home field advantage in games one and two and if necessary games six and seven despite the Dodgers being heavy favorites?

#5 It’s been decades since the Jays have been in the World Series and the Dodgers have been in recent years. Does being in the World Series recently outweigh the Jays not being there in decades or the Jays having home field throughout the series give them an upperhand?

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