Don Mattingly Seen Sharing Heartbreaking Moment With Blue Jays Star After Game 7 Loss

The Blue Jays were truthful adjacent to winning their first World Series title since 1993 connected Saturday nighttime but past nan Dodgers tied Game 7 successful nan bottommost of nan ninth pinch a solo location tally by Miguel Rojas and won it successful nan 11th inning aft a location tally by Will Smith and immoderate much clutch pitching by Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

It was a devastating nonaccomplishment for nan everyone progressive pinch nan franchise and each of nan fans astatine Rogers Centre who were truthful adjacent to having 1 heck of a celebration, only to spot it each autumn distant successful stunning fashion.

It must person been particularly unsmooth for Don Mattingly, who yet made it to nan World Series for the first clip successful his legendary career. The erstwhile Yankees awesome has served arsenic nan Blue Jays chair coach since 2022 and he was conscionable 3 outs distant from earning a title ring, only to person it ripped distant from a franchise he erstwhile managed.

Moments aft nan last retired Mattingly was seen having a heartbreaking infinitesimal arsenic he sat successful nan Toronto dugout and watched nan Dodgers observe their 2nd consecutive title. Blue Jays prima Bo Bichette, who had a immense three-run homer successful Game 7, was seen giving Mattingly a hug earlier nan 2 headed to nan clubhouse.

Here's that sad exchange:

Brutal.

Mattingly ne'er made it to nan World Series arsenic a subordinate and fell conscionable short a fewer times during his stint arsenic nan head of nan Dodgers. It would person been beautiful cool to spot him observe yet earning a ringing but that sadly didn't hap arsenic nan Blue Jays mislaid some Game 6 and 7 astatine location to nan Dodgers.

Fans had immoderate affectional reactions to that infinitesimal betwixt Mattingly and Bichette.

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