NEW YORK -- The Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings in Game 7 of the World Series averaged 51 million viewers combined across the United States, Canada and Japan.

In more than four decades of Blue Jays baseball, 28 Canadian-born players have taken the field for Canada’s team. Ranging from the club’s inaugural season in 1977 to the young lineup that’s expected ...