Blue Jays Closer Had Brutal Quote About How He 'cost' His Team The World Series

When Blue Jays person Jeff Hoffman entered Game 7 of nan World Series successful nan eighth inning connected Saturday night, Toronto was up 4-3 complete nan Dodgers. He needed 4 outs to seal nan title triumph for his team—that’s a batch of pressure.

In nan ninth inning He delivered a speedy strikeout of Enrique Hernández for nan first out, past connected a 3-2 count, Dodgers 2nd baseman Miguel Rojas deed a 387-foot location tally to necktie nan game. Hoffman past sewage nan last 2 outs of nan inning to springiness Toronto nan opportunity to triumph successful nan bottommost of nan ninth, but he still felt for illustration he grounded successful his closing position.

The Dodgers went connected to triumph 5-4 successful nan 11th inning, and Hoffman felt nan weight of nan loss, telling reporters afterward that he feels for illustration he “cost” nan squad nan World Series title.

“It sucks,” Hoffman said aft nan game. “Supposed to extremity differently. Was conscionable 1 pitch. I costs everybody present a World Series ring. It feels beautiful s---ty.”

Obviously nan nonaccomplishment can’t beryllium blamed connected conscionable 1 person, location were plentifulness of precocious mistakes made by nan Blue Jays successful Game 7, but Hoffman was understandably affectional aft nan loss. It’s going to beryllium a reliable inning to beryllium pinch each offseason.

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