In a World Series run, all 25 players on a team play an active role in the championship. The speedster takes a crucial base, the middle reliever gets out of jam, and the elite fielder makes a game-saving play. While plenty of members of the Toronto Blue Jays have filled those roles, it's easy to focus in on one.

Hurricane Melissa struck the western part of Jamaica the hardest, leaving widespread destruction, officials said. Black River Hospital on the southwest side of the island has been devastated and several other hospitals suffered damage, Desmond McKenzie, the minister of Local Government and Community Development, said.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped up. Follow live updates here.

In southwestern Jamaica, the parish of St. Elizabeth was left "underwater," an official said, with more than 500,000 residents without power.

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