Toronto will host six World Cup games, starting Friday. Canada’s largest city is welcoming the world and emphasizing its diversity. (AP Video by Mike Householder)

The last time Don Mattingly was at Rogers Centre, the confetti was still falling on the Dodgers after Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. So many players and coaches in that dugout wanted to get Mattingly his first ring.

The Toronto Marlies advance to the Calder Cup Finals following the club’s win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Toronto returns to the Calder Cup Finals for the first time since 2018 and for the third time in franchise history.

Toronto, one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, will host six World Cup games, including the first-ever such match in Canada on June 12. The host country will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in that opening match.

After one of the Phillies’ aces beat the Blue Jays in Monday’s series opener, the red-hot Phils will send another star pitcher to the mound on Tuesday in Toronto. Right-hander Zack Wheeler will take the ball for Philadelphia,

The Blue Jays will take on the Phillies on Tuesday and Wednesday, and they will do so as they were intended to be constructed.

Toronto's tourism sector had at one point expected to see a major boost from the global soccer tournament driven by travelling fans and large-scale bookings made by FIFA itself.

TORONTO (AP) — Ernie Clement swerved to his right to dodge a tag attempt by Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, who threw to first, assuming that the Blue Jays baserunner would be called out for leaving the baseline.