Game 5 of the 2025 World Series gets underway in a few hours, and the stakes are high. Hours after losing a dramatic 18-inning instant classic to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Toronto Blue Jays took Game 4 of the World Series on Monday night to even the series at two games to two.
Magic Johnson sets the high stakes for Game 5 of the World Series
How important is Game 5 of the World Series? Let Magic Johnson tell you
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Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.
Leading up to first pitch, Los Angeles legend and partial Dodgers owner Magic Johnson laid out the stakes for Game 5:
This is just the latest in a lifetime of incredible sports social media posts from Johnson, whose musings run the gamut from true insight to just an update on whatever sporting event Magic is watching at the moment, with everything else in between:
2025 has been an up-and-down year for Magic. While the Dodgers are back in the World Series, the Washington Commanders are struggling:
And do not get Magic started about the state of the Michigan State football team:
Still, Magic was live-tweeting the instant classic that was Game 3:
We’ll see what Magic has to say about the “very important” Game 5 here in a few hours.
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