Canadians hope baseball can bring them some joy on Friday night to counteract economic gloom as the Toronto Blue Jays take to their home field to start the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers,

Michael Chefalo is a Baltimore Orioles fan. This has been the case for decades, at least since he was schoolmates in Gates with children of Rochester Red Wings legend Joe Altobelli, manager of the 1983 world baseball champion Orioles. Maybe even earlier for the 63-year old Chefalo.

Rookie Trey Yesavage will start Friday night’s World Series opener for the Toronto Blue Jays against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Blake Snell, giving the 22-year-old more postseason starts than career regular-season outings.

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The Sporting News ranks the 13 greatest players in Blue Jays history, from Roy Halladay to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Jays accolades: 5 seasons; Hall of Famer; 1989 AL home run leader; 2 top-10 AL MVP finishes; 1989 Silver Slugger; 125 home runs

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