Jays' back-to-back homers to start game a World Series first

Davis Schneider homers on first pitch of Game 5

Davis Schneider hit the first pitch of the game into the seats in deep left field.

Watch Blue Jays ambush Blake Snell with back-to-back homers to lead off Game 5

Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit solo home runs to begin Game 5.

Jays' back-to-back homers to start game a World Series first

It has been eight years since the last first-pitch home run in a World Series. In 2017, Los Angeles’ Chris Taylor smashed a first-pitch homer off Houston’s Dallas Keuchel in Game 1.

Blake Snell Attributes Blue Jays' Game 5 Win To Luck

In Game 5 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium, Blake Snell took the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers aiming to seize a commanding 3-2 lead against the Toronto Blue Jays. What unfolded instead was some early turmoil for Snell. On his very first pitch, Snell grooved a fastball to Davis Schneider, who launched it into the left-field seats for a leadoff home run. Before Snell could regroup, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fouled off a first-pitch fastball …

How Blue Jays attacked Dodgers for explosive first inning

Jamie Campbell, Madison Shipman, and Joe Siddall discuss how the Blue Jays’ Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. helped to produce an explosive first inning for Toronto in Game 5 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.