Bringing in the Canadian market takes the Game 3 average to 17.6 million viewers, MLB said on Wednesday night, up 27% from last year. The World Series’ three-game average across both the U.S. and Canada is at 18.7 million viewers, a 25% increase over 2024.

In recent years, the World Series has seen award-worthy performances from top talents like Freddie Freeman, Corey Seager (for two different teams!), Stephen Strasburg and George Springer. We also saw Steve Pearce take home the hardware in 2018,