The Los Angeles Dodgers finally won their back-to-back championship after a high-tension seven-game fight against the Toronto Blue Jays. And the celebration after the game left a beautiful memory, probably a record in itself!

The story started when donations started flooding into SickKids, a Toronto hospital for sick children. The Sports Business Journal reported the “unlikely source” of this money. The Los Angeles Dodgers fans. A Blue Jays fan, Marcus Kim, suggested on Reddit that the winning team’s fans donate to the hospital of the losing team – “Blue Jays fan tradition.” Kim wanted to “offset the negativity generated by gamblers and enjoy the ride” and even posted his own $60 donation to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after Game 7.

Dodgers fans responded spectacularly.

So far, $30,000 has poured into Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. Sandra Chiovitti, spokesperson for Sick Kids, said that over 400 donations came from U.S.-based donors, with reference to either the Blue Jays or baseball. “It has been a sweet surprise to see these U.S. donations come in,” Chiovitti mentioned. “So many reasons for us to smile after some tears last Saturday night.”

The Blue Jays fans started the tradition themselves.

After the Jays beat the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS, more than 150 Blue Jays fans donated money to the Seattle Children’s Hospital. And the Dodgers fans took that wonderful spirit forward. Many even chose a specific number: $51.

This was a connected support for Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia, who wears number 51 and was absent from the World Series while facing an unimaginable family tragedy.

One donor simply wrote, “Sending love from Los Angeles.” And another perfectly connected the two stories. “In the name of Alex Vesia. We are rivals, not enemies. Good health to you and yours. Go Dodgers.”

That shared humanity was deeply felt in both clubhouses.

And the story behind No. 51 shows exactly why this kindness mattered so much

Before the World Series, Alex Vesia stepped away from the team. The Dodgers announced it was a “deeply personal family matter.” After the parade, Alex and his wife Kayla shared the heartbreaking news.

Their first child, Sterling Sol Vesia, passed away on Sunday, October 26.

During the World Series, the Dodgers’ bullpen rallied around their brother. They all wore Vesia’s number 51 on their caps starting in Game 3, an 18-inning marathon. Clayton Kershaw explained the gesture. “Ves, he means a lot to all of us… We just wanted to do something to honor him.”

Game 3 hero Will Klein added, “I would like to let them speak about that when they want to. But just keeping them in our thoughts and our prayers. There’s bigger things than baseball, and he’s in all of our hearts.”

But then, something truly extraordinary happened when the series moved back to Toronto.

The entire Blue Jays relief corps joined in and also wrote the number 51 on their caps. ‘Mr October’ Kiké Hernández struck out against Chris Bassitt and noticed “51” on Bassitt’s hat while looking up at the board to see the replay.

“Instead of being mad that I struck out, I was kind of… thinking, Did Bassitt play with Vesia?” Hernández recalled, “For those guys to do that, it’s incredible… life is bigger than baseball.”

The Dodgers recently exercised Vesia’s 2026 contract option that ensures he has a secure place on the team.

The World Series ended in a loss for Toronto, and the Vesia family is navigating a tragedy. But the response from both fan bases was pure, and it costs nothing but effort to be kind.