The first World Series to cross the Canadian border in more than 30 years is about to begin. The Toronto Blue Jays host the Los Angeles Dodgers to start the 2025 Fall Classic on Friday, Oct. 24, and there are plenty of intriguing subplots.
The Dodgers, behind Shohei Ohtani, are attempting to repeat as World Series champions. The Blue Jays enter as underdogs hoping to recreate some of the magic Joe Carter conjured back in 1993 when they were last in the Fall Classic. It’s the great pitching of the Dodgers against the lively bats of the Blue Jays, led by star Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
It should set up for a tightly-contested series, which means the umps in each game will be considered more so than the regular season, or even earlier rounds of the postseason.
Major League Baseball announced the umpires and full schedule for the crew chosen to call this year’s World Series ahead of Game 1 in Toronto. Mark Wegner has been designated as crew chief for the first time. It’s his third World Series overall overall during a 25-year career as an MLB umpire.
Jordan Baker, Adam Hamari, Adrian Johnson, Will Little, Alan Porter and John Tumpane make up the rest of the crew. Porter is working his third World Series assignment and it’s the second World Series appearance for Baker. Hamari, Johnson, Little and Tumpane will be umpiring in the World Series for the first time.
Since there are seven umpires in the rotation, each potential game in the best-of-seven series is scheduled to have a different umpire behind home plate, starting with Little in Game 1. One of the seven will be off the field for each game in the series. During Game 2, when Wegner is slated to be off the field, Porter will serve as crew chief.
Here’s a look at the umpire assignments for every possible game during the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays:
World Series Game 1 umpires
Home plate: Will Little
First base: Mark Wegner (crew chief)
Second base: John Tumpane
Third base: Alan Porter
Left field: Adam Hamari
Right field: Jordan Baker
Reserve: Adrian Johnson
World Series Game 2 umpires
Home plate: Adrian Johnson
First base: John Tumpane
Second base: Alan Porter (crew chief)
Third base: Adam Hamari
Left field: Jordan Baker
Right field: Will Little
Reserve: Mark Wegner
World Series Game 3 umpires
Home plate: Mark Wegner (crew chief)
First base: Alan Porter
Second base: Adam Hamari
Third base: Jordan Baker
Left field: Will Little
Right field: Adrian Johnson
Reserve: John Tumpane
World Series Game 4 umpires
Home plate: John Tumpane
First base: Adam Hamari
Second base: Jordan Baker
Third base: Will Little
Left field: Adrian Johnson
Right field: Mark Wegner (crew chief)
Reserve: Alan Porter
World Series Game 5 umpires
Home plate: Alan Porter
First base: Jordan Baker
Second base: Will Little
Third base: Adrian Johnson
Left field: Mark Wegner (crew chief)
Right field: John Tumpane
Reserve: Adam Hamari
World Series Game 6 umpires
Home plate: Adam Hamari
First base: Will Little
Second base: Adrian Johnson
Third base: Mark Wegner (crew chief)
Left field: John Tumpane
Right field: Alan Porter
Reserve: Jordan Baker
World Series Game 7 umpires
Home plate: Jordan Baker
First base: Adrian Johnson
Second base: Mark Wegner (crew chief)
Third base: John Tumpane
Left field: Alan Porter
Right field: Adam Hamari
Reserve: Will Little
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World Series schedule: TV, streaming for 2025 Fall Classic
Every game of the 2025 World Series will be broadcast nationally on FOX and can be live streamed with Fubo. Here’s a look at the full Fall Classic schedule for the Blue Jays and Dodgers:
All times Eastern
Game 1: Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. on Oct. 24 (FOX, Fubo)
Game 2: Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 (FOX, Fubo)
Game 3: Blue Jays at Dodgers, 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 (FOX, Fubo)
Game 4: Blue Jays at Dodgers, 8 p.m. on Oct. 28 (FOX, Fubo)
Game 5: Blue Jays at Dodgers, 8 p.m. on Oct. 29 (FOX, Fubo)*
Game 6: Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. on Oct. 31 (FOX, Fubo)*
Game 7: Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. on Nov. 1 (FOX, Fubo)*
*if necessary