Heartbroken Blue Jays fans return to real world still stinging after World Series loss

Many Toronto Blue Jays fans are returning to work and school on Monday with lingering sadness as the excitement of the World Series wears down.

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Jays 5-4 in a tense Saturday Game 7 in front of a sold-out crowd at Toronto's Rogers Centre. 

It was a game that Jays fans were certain would be theirs after Bo Bichette’s three-run homer put the team up in the third inning. But a game-tying home run in the ninth inning by the Dodgers’ Miguel Rojas evened out the score. Then came the winning homer from the Dodgers' Will Smith in the extra 11th inning. 

University of Toronto psychiatry professor Rajeevan Rasasingham says it's normal if fans continue mourning a few days after the loss because they were so emotionally invested in the series and have built a relationship with the team.

"The sport has created a community," he said in a phone interview, noting youth may be at greater risk for feeling the post-World Series blues.

"Your everyday life is connected to sports and you talk about it every day in school with your friends," he said. "When you're younger you're even more involved."

Blue Jays fans reel from World Series loss

After the loss, many fans punctuated the air with frequent expletives as they filed out of Rogers Centre, mourning the end to the season.

Several were seen crying and with their head in their hands.

A fan named Amr Altaweel called the loss "heartbreaking" while another fan, Derek Shank, said he was "gutted."

Ontario Premier Doug Ford congratuated the Jays for the "hard-fought World Series" in a social media post late Saturday night.

"It may not have been the result we hoped for, but you've made our country proud," the post said.

Rasasingham said fans should be on alert if