Poorly-timed Sportsnet outage during World Series game enrages Canada
Toronto Blue Jays fans were all fired up on Tuesday night as their team picked up a massive win.
Taking to the field at Dodger Stadium, the Blue Jays picked up a 6-2 victory to tie the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at two games apiece.
But for many of the millions of fans trying to watch the game, they ran into an issue that might've fired them up for different reasons: their Sportsnet+ streaming account's feed of the game suddenly stopped working, leaving many fans without a reliable way to watch the game, or at least requiring them to frantically find a new stream.
Four different devices. Signed in and out of all. Not one works. Going on 20 minutes now. What am I paying for, if not this moment? pic.twitter.com/tl031aruXa
— B. Lamontz (@blamontz) October 29, 2025
Rogers Communications, which owns the team's primary broadcaster in Sportsnet, has also been the Blue Jays' owner since 2004.
The reaction wasn't exactly positive, with many fans also referring to the recent 30 per cent price hike this past summer of the streaming service.
So @Sportsnet app crashes out for everyone during the Blue Jays biggest inning. This after they raised their prices while offering nothing new of value and having a complete hold on MLB rights pic.twitter.com/HsdpctTA7g
— David Doel (@daviddoel) October 29, 2025
"We are aware that certain Sportsnet+ customers are currently experiencing an issue streaming content," a message on Sportsnet.ca read, while also offering up an alternative link for free for the game.
Great job @Rogers @Sportsnet just unbelievable work. Let me guess, you'll have to increase the prices another 30%+ to hire enough people to fix your nationwide network? Nah you'll just rake in the profits and lay more people off. pic.twitter.com/y7iHKDsXBu
— Austin Hockey🍁🇨🇦 (@AustinHockeyYT) October 29, 2025
In an email statement, a Sportsnet spokesperson described the issue as "brief" and "resolved". No reason was given for the outage.
Much like the Blue Jays had less than 24 hours to turn things around from a Game 3 loss, Sportsnet will have less than 24 hours to figure out any possible lingering issues on their end.
The Blue Jays and Dodgers are back to action on Wednesday night, taking to the field at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT. Trey Yesavage will be on the mound for Toronto, while Blake Snell will get the ball for Los Angeles.
The World Series trophy will be handed out at Rogers Centre in Toronto, either in Game 6 on Friday or Game 7 on Saturday.
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