Toronto Blue Jays fans were heartbroken after their team lost the World Series in Game 7 on Saturday night to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in 11 innings at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Many of the fans were looking to find something to focus their anger on, and they found Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s baserunning to be a major point of contention.
Kiner-Falefa entered the game as a pinch-runner for Bo Bichette in the bottom of the ninth with the game tied at four. He had advanced to third when the bases were loaded after a walk and hit-by-pitch. The Blue Jays had a great chance to win the game with the bases loaded, just one out, and Daulton Varsho at the plate. Varsho grounded a ball to second, and Miguel Rojas made the play and threw home for the force out. Kiner-Falefa had barely been thrown out, as confirmed by a review.
Miguel Rojas saved the game again!
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 2, 2025
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Fans pointed out that Kiner-Falefa took a poor lead off third base and noted that had he been a step or two further down the line before the ball was put in play, he probably would have made it.
What…kind of lead is this at third pic.twitter.com/Ek8NsG4SdT
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 2, 2025
IKF's small lead and a lack of a secondary was the difference for Toronto not winning a title. pic.twitter.com/LobrbNSCJa
— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) November 2, 2025
Not only could he have done better on his leadoff, but he also slid feet-first into home. Instead, a head-first slide may have enabled him to get a hand on the plate quicker.
That is the difference between winning the World Series and not. That’s tough for Blue Jays fans to see it work out that way.
