TORONTO -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is so hot, he’s even helping change the narrative around the Maple Leafs.

The New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs meet Tuesday night. Puck drop from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Hi, basketball. Before we begin, I just want to note how bold this was: DAAAAAAAAAAAA MVP!

Their much-heralded rebuild in the post-José Bautista/Edwin Encarnación era, with their construction around a whole new generation of young players, had resulted in exactly six postseason games. Every single one of them was a loss, across three fruitless trips to the AL Wild Card Series.

George Springer hit a three-run home run to put the Blue Jays ahead of the Mariners 4–3 in Game 7 of the ALCS.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is finally getting on a plane to Toronto originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Back when Shohei Ohtani was a free agent after the 2023 season, a report came out about the two-way superstar who was departing the Angels in free agency.

George Springer was set to lead off as the designated hitter for Toronto in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series against Seattle on Sunday night with the Blue Jays attempting to rebound from a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven matchup.

A Kensington Market homeowner says she's tired of the "stampede" of rats that take over Ellen Avenue behind her property almost nightly, and she wants the city to start cleaning up the roadway.