Jeff Hoffman reflects on Game 7, 'I had a chance to end it'

Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · Mar 2, 2026 · 30m

Guest: Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman

In this special bonus episode of Deep Left Field, from Blue Jays' spring training in Dunedin, Florida, we look back at the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series with the man who was on the mound for the Jays and gave up the first-ever ninth-inning game-tying home run in World Series history.

Jeff Hoffman said that day that he'd cost his teammates a World Series ring, and he reflects on that moment in an open, vulnerable and candid conversation - the first such interview he's done since last year's crushing loss.

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