Springer's decisive home run propels the Blue Jays to the World Series for the first time since 1993

Toronto. – George Springer hit the most important home run of his career and one of the most memorable in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays, guiding the Canadian team to their first World Series in over three decades. His three-run homer in the seventh inning sealed the 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) this Monday at the Rogers Centre.

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With a single swing, Springer unleashed madness in Toronto. His connection against Eduard Bazardo, sent to the left field seats, shook the stadium and ignited a historic celebration that quickly spread throughout the city.

"Touch them all, George, you'll never hit a bigger home run in your life," exclaimed the local announcer describing the play that returned the Blue Jays to the top of baseball.

Toronto, which hadn't reached the World Series since 1993 —when Joe Carter sealed the championship with his unforgettable hit—, will now face the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the Fall Classic, on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET (FOX). The Blue Jays capped a 94-win regular season, managing to be crowned champions of the American League East. In the postseason, they showed enormous resilience, coming back from a series they had lost 0-2 at home to finally win two of three in Seattle and force the seventh and decisive game. The game was a real battle. Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh hit home runs for the Mariners, while Daulton Varsho drove in a key run for Toronto in the early innings. But the final blow came from Springer's bat, who despite being physically touched, achieved the greatest moment of his career as a Blue Jay.

“This is the moment I came to Toronto for,” Springer said after the game. “Everything we've been through as a team has been worth it for nights like this.”

The veteran right fielder, signed for six years and $150 million in 2021, finally delivered the moment dreamed of by the organization and its fans. His home run became the first go-ahead hit with the team at a disadvantage by multiple runs in a seventh or later inning of a Game 7 in MLB history. Toronto manager, John Schneider, highlighted the team's determination:

"We never stopped believing. This group has fought all year. Springer gave us the hit that defines an era."

With this victory, the Blue Jays write a new chapter in the history of Canadian baseball, evoking the glorious days of Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar, but now with a new generation led by "Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and George Springer". The Rogers Centre witnessed an unforgettable celebration. The fans, waving flags of Canada and the blue team, chanted until the end while the players embraced Springer, aware that his name is already etched among the legends of the franchise. Toronto returns to the biggest stage in baseball.
And it does so with the same passion, the same pride and, thanks to Springer, with a new immortal moment that will remain in the history of world baseball.