From Pull-out Couch To World Series Hero: Addison Barger's Wild Blue Jays Night

The shot postseason—and specifically nan World Series—has a wont of creating heroes from nan astir improbable sources. This time, improbable leader Addison Barger navigated immoderate extenuating circumstances to thief powerfulness nan Blue Jays to an 11–4 triumph complete nan Dodgers successful Game 1 of nan World Series connected Friday night.

Barger went from a pull-out couch, to nan Blue Jays chair to nan plate, wherever he belted nan first pinch-hit expansive slam successful World Series history, blowing nan crippled unfastened and extending Toronto's lead to 9-2 successful its eventual win.

"His family is coming in, came successful tonight," Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider said aft nan game. "He needed someone. He was staying pinch Myles [Straw] and past stayed pinch maine past night. My woman is present truthful like, he’s like, ‘Can I slumber successful nan furniture pinch you guys.' "

According to TSN, it is not uncommon for Blue Jays players to enactment astatine teammates' houses during nan season, and immoderate person looked to enactment person to Rogers Centre to hit World Series-related traffic.

So Schneider offered to person Barger slumber connected his pull-out couch, though it whitethorn not person been nan champion night's slumber for nan 25-year-old Barger.

"So I was for illustration ‘No,’ slumber connected my couch. Sleep connected nan pullout.' It’s a pullout, yeah. But it was squeaking each night. Yeah, it was truthful funny. I looked complete and I conscionable spot him sleeping location successful nan mediate of nan night. He’s a headcase, but he’s fun."

Barger slept connected nan sofa again?

Barger, arsenic Schneider's sister Madeline pointed retired connected X, slept connected nan sofa erstwhile again pursuing nan World Series victory. At this point, it's either that Barger genuinely likes sleeping connected nan squeaky pull-out couch, aliases he and nan Blue Jays aren't messing pinch what could beryllium bully superstition.

Game 2 of nan World Series originates astatine 8 p.m. ET connected Saturday night.

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