Blue Jays Soar to World Series
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George Springer's home run was one of the biggest non-World Series plays in baseball history
George Springer hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning that sent the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the AL Championship series
The MLB All-Star is set to attend the wedding of his younger sister, Lena Springer, after Toronto faces off against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 Fall Classic.
George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run home run in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993.
Paul Molitor was at home Monday night watching Game 7 of the American League Championship Series when a George Springer at-bat took him back in time. Toronto trailed 3-1 in the seventh inning. Addison Barger was on second base. Twin-for-a-day Isiah Kiner-Falefa was on first.
In the top of the fifth inning on Oct. 8, 2015, a 26-year-old outfielder by the name of George Springer hit a home run in Game 1 of the ALDS against the eventual World Series champ Kansas City Royals . Little did we know at the time just where this career -- specifically the postseason career -- would go.
George Springer sent a sinker just over the left field wall to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Seattle Mariners and to their first World Series in 32 years.
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George Springer's 3-run homer lifts Blue Jays over Mariners to win AL pennant, reach World Series
George Springer's three-run home run propelled the Toronto Blue Jays into the World Series, as they defeated the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the ALCS on Monday night.
George Springer provided a bit of postseason history so dramatic, his manager had trouble dealing with the fact that Game 7 of American League Championship Series wasn't over yet.
The Blue Jays don't have to travel. They'll host Game 1 of the World Series Friday against the mighty, defending champion Dodgers. It'll mark the Blue Jays' first trip to the World Series since 1993, when they won back-to-back championships in their only two previous trips to the Fall Classic.
George Springer’s three-run homer in Game 7 of the ALCS was the blast heard across the country, powering the Blue Jays to the World Series for the first time since 1993.
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