TORONTO—George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.
It was the first go-ahead homer in Game 7 history when a team trailed by multiple runs in the seventh inning or later.
Toronto Blue Jays’ George Springer celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series in Toronto, on Oct. 20, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Blue Jays will host Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 on Friday night when the World Series comes to Canada for the third time. The defending champion Dodgers swept Milwaukee in the NLCS….