Game 3 of the World Series is here, and things are already getting hot. The Los Angeles Dodgers landed the first punch in this game, too, but the Toronto Blue Jays might have just landed the knockout punch. That knockout punch could have been avoided with just one correct play, but the Dodgers have to make things difficult for themselves.

After a Shohei Ohtani home run in the 3rd inning, the Dodgers were on top, but an error by Tommy Edman just cost them 3 runs. And now the fans are not happy. One fan, after the error, commented, “Tommy Edman should be ashamed of himself. That error has no place here in the World Series and is probably the biggest reason the Dodgers now trail. Terrible.”

Tommy Edman’s bobble at the top of the fourth opened the door for Toronto’s comeback. The Dodgers’ second baseman misplayed Bo Bichette’s sharp grounder, allowing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to advance from first to third. That small lapse turned costly when Alejandro Kirk sent Tyler Glasnow’s hanging curveball over center field for a three-run homer.

Alejandro Kirk’s blast gave the Blue Jays a 3–2 lead and continued his dominant postseason stretch. The 26-year-old catcher entered the night with four home runs this postseason, already matching Cal Raleigh’s 2025 mark. His fifth, sparked by Edman’s error, tied Sandy Alomar Jr.’s 1997 record for most playoff home runs by a catcher.

The inning didn’t stop there as Addison Barger and Ernie Clement followed with singles to keep the rally alive. Andrés Giménez’s sacrifice fly brought Barger home, stretching Toronto’s lead to 4–2 and silencing the Dodgers crowd. For a moment, it felt familiar, the same rhythm as Game 1, where Los Angeles lost control after an early lead.

For the Dodgers, Tommy Edman’s error didn’t just miss a ball; it missed momentum. Alejandro Kirk turned that mistake into history, and the Blue Jays turned it into control. If Game 1 was a warning, Game 3 just might be the Dodgers’ déjà vu.

Tommy Edman’s error gives the Blue Jays the lead, and Dodgers fans are not happy

It took only one misstep for tension to spill over at Dodger Stadium. The kind of mistake that rarely shows up on highlight reels but decides World Series moments. Alejandro Kirk didn’t miss his chance, and Tommy Edman certainly wishes he had his back. The Blue Jays pounced, the Dodgers blinked, and suddenly, the energy in blue turned from electric to uneasy.

That unease quickly found a target. “Tommy Edman is my biggest enemy right now,” one fan shouted, echoing the sentiment that swept through the stands. What could’ve been a smooth double play turned into a nightmare inning. If Edman had just fielded that grounder cleanly, the Dodgers might still be leading. Instead, frustration filled the air as Kirk capitalized, turning a small mistake into a major turning point.

By the next inning, anger had spilled onto social media. “Tommy Edman, put your head down in shame!” one furious fan wrote. To many, that missed grounder wasn’t just an error — it was a gift-wrapped disaster. In a World Series built on fine margins, this one felt like the crack that could decide everything.

The meltdown didn’t stop there. “First it was Dino Ebel with the dogshit send, then came Mister Tommy Edman.” Fans weren’t wrong to draw parallels. Ebel’s earlier decision to wave Freddie Freeman home against Barger’s cannon had already hurt. Now, Edman’s miscue only deepened the sense that this game, and maybe the series, was slipping away play by play.

The frustration even turned biting. “Tommy Edman, get ready to learn Japanese, buddy,” one post read, dripping with sarcasm and rage. It was a cruel reminder of baseball’s unforgiving culture — where one bad stretch can write your future abroad. For some fans, that single misplay was enough to pack Edman’s bags for Tokyo.

Still, amid the outrage, a flicker of hope remained. “Get those bats rolling! Especially you, Tommy Edman!” one fan shouted, part anger, part encouragement. After all, redemption stories are baseball’s heartbeat. His glove failed him in the fourth, but his bat could still rewrite the night. For the Dodgers to turn this around, Edman will need to trade that error for an RBI — and maybe, just maybe, silence the noise he started.

For Tommy Edman, redemption now swings from the same hands that dropped the baseball. The Dodgers can forgive mistakes, but not ones that rewrite the rhythm of a World Series. If Kirk’s homer was the punch, Edman’s error might be the bruise that lasts longest.