TORONTO - Addison Barger made World Series history, sent Rogers Centre into bedlam and probably buried the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1. Barger greeted lefty reliever Anthony Banda with a 413-foot ...

There have been 120 World Series before this one, and while those Series have included pinch-hit home runs (Kirk Gibson!) and grand slams (Freddie Freeman!), the Fall Classic had never seen a home run ...

Addison Barger watches his grand slam off Anthony Banda, part of the Blue Jays' nine-run sixth inning in Game 1. It was the first pinch-hit slam in World Series history. Arlyn McAdorey / Toronto Star ...

The Blue Jays weren’t done with Banda after Barger’s bash. Alejandro Kirk tagged the veteran lefty for a two-run homer, giving Toronto an 11-2 lead through six innings. Barger showed his power ...

It was a night filled with promise, tradition and record-breaking drama at Rogers Centre and the Blue Jays announced their return to baseball’s big stage in emphatic fashion, toppling the Dodgers 11–4 ...

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history during Toronto’s 11-4 Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

When Addison Barger stepped into the box at Rogers Centre on Friday night, few could have predicted that baseball history was about to unfold. The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays infielder, once a ...

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history during Toronto’s 11-4 Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays outfielder Addison ...