Toronto Fans Stranded After World Series as Transit Cuts Spark Outrage
Thousands of Toronto baseball fans found themselves stranded late Saturday night after Game 7 of the World Series ran well past the city’s final transit schedule. The dramatic matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers went into extra innings, stretching into the early hours of Sunday morning—long after most GO and TTC services had ended for the night.
The Dodgers clinched the championship with a nail-biting 5–4 win, but for many Toronto fans, the heartbreak didn’t end there. As they poured out of the Rogers Centre around midnight, crowds discovered that the last GO trains and TTC subway rides were already gone or about to leave. The City of Toronto posted a reminder on social media just before midnight saying, “transit won’t wait,” urging fans to check final schedules. That post, however, didn’t go over well.
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The comment sparked backlash online, with many fans calling it insensitive and out of touch. Videos soon circulated showing frustrated Blue Jays supporters shouting at transit workers and expressing anger that no extended service had been arranged. Local politicians quickly joined the conversation, criticizing both the City and Metrolinx for what they saw as poor planning. Councillor Josh Matlow called the City’s post “really bad” and said both the TTC and Metrolinx should have anticipated a late finish for such a major event. Councillor Brad Bradford didn’t mince words either, calling the decision “dumb.”
In response, TTC CEO Mandeep S. Lali clarified on Sunday that plans had existed to extend service and add 30 extra buses if the game ended too late. However, since play wrapped up just after midnight, and crowds dispersed quickly, those contingencies weren’t activated. He noted that several additional subway trains still ran until around 1:45 a.m., and that most streetcar routes in Toronto already operate 24 hours.
Metrolinx, which oversees GO train operations, explained that while additional late-night trains were added for the Lakeshore West, Kitchener, Stouffville, and Barrie lines, there were limits. Each train was held as long as possible and left completely full, but operational restrictions and crew scheduling prevented them from running overnight.
For fans, though, explanations offered little comfort. Many were left scrambling for taxis or rideshares in the early morning chill, some walking miles home. The night that was supposed to end in either celebration or heartbreak for the Blue Jays instead ended with frustration over Toronto’s transit system—and renewed calls for the city and Metrolinx to better plan for major late-night events in the future.
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