Addison Berger slept on a teammate’s Hotel Rome pullout before Game 1
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Strange sleeping conditions didn’t stop Addison Barger from making a name for himself Toronto Blue JaysFriday night history.
Berger was not in the starting lineup for Game 1 World SeriesFirst for the Blue Jays since 1993. He might not say it publicly, but maybe it was a blessing in disguise.
That’s because, according to ESPN, he spent the night at a hotel in the Rogers Center before sharing a room with teammate David Schneider and sleeping on a pull-out couch.
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Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Addison Barger celebrates with a walk around the bases after hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning during Game 1 of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre. (Kevin Sousa/Imagine Images)
Schneider joked to reporters after the win that the pullout was “squeaking all night” and that Barger was forbidden to sleep in their bed with Schneider and his girlfriend.
“It’s a headcase, but it’s fun,” Schneider said. “They fixed a place, but I was like, for a few days, I’m not paying for a hotel room,” Berger told ESPN. “I know it sounds crazy, but I’m just trying to save a penny.”
Despite an apparent restless sleep, he hit a pinch-hit grand slam, the first in World Series history, in the sixth inning to give the Jays an 11-4 victory. Los Angeles Dodgers.
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Addison Berger hits a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning during Game 1 of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre. (Dan Hamilton/Imagine Images)
That was just the cherry on top of a wild week for Barger. The morning after the Jays beat the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series, Barger went home to visit his wife, who had just given birth to the couple’s third child.
He moved back to Toronto, but Berger didn’t have a full-time position in the city and needed somewhere to live. So he roomed with Miles Straw before sharing a room with Schneider.
It was the largest home run by the Blue Jays since George Springer’s three-run homer sent the Blue Jays to the World Series.
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Addison Barger celebrates with teammates after hitting a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning during Game 1 of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre. (Dan Hamilton/Imagine Images)
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Toronto will try to take a 2-0 series lead Saturday night – this time, Barger had his own place to stay with his family.
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