Dodgers Trace At Malicious ‘Intent’ Over World Series Journey Setback

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 13: Manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers seems to be on earlier than recreation one of many National League Championship Series in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on October 13, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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The Los Angeles Dodgers returned residence with the World Series tied after a heroic pitching efficiency from Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2.

Yamamoto pitched an entire recreation within the victory over the Toronto Blue Jays and now the Dodgers have recaptured their momentum as the autumn basic strikes to Los Angeles. But, following the victory, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts prompt that the crew may need been hit with an intentional setback after their win.

“I don’t want to get too far into it,” Roberts stated throughout the Dodgers’ exercise day on Sunday, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. “I just arrived 30 minutes ago. So there was some delays. I don’t know if there was intent or not. But, man, the international stuff was a bear. But we made it. We made it.”

Roberts’ suggestion that the crew may need confronted an intentional delay in returning residence from Toronto turned some heads and may need added a bit extra drama to the continued collection.

“Some of the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers had trouble getting out of Toronto on Sunday, with manager Dave Roberts arriving late to a workout at Dodger Stadium,” Mike Wilner wrote for the Toronto Star, referencing the supervisor’s trace at an accusation. “That’s some tinfoil thinking for the L.A. skipper, imagining that the fine men and women who protect our borders would delay their flights on purpose.”

Roberts’ suggestion additionally acquired some press consideration as a result of he and the crew had been re-entering the U.S., fairly than attempting to get into Canada.

“If the Dodgers ran into issues today, it would presumably have been on the U.S. customs side as they were re-entering the U.S.,” Nicholson-Smith pointed out in a follow up post. “Either way, international travel is not a new part of Major League Baseball, which has had teams in Canada for the last 57 seasons.”

Even if Roberts believes his crew may need been deliberately delayed as they traveled residence to proceed the World Series, it appears he doesn’t need to make the problem a distraction earlier than the third recreation. In any case, a reputable accusation levied at border management in all probability wouldn’t maintain a lot weight.