Blue Jays, George Springer and World Series
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Springer's three-run blast sent the home crowd into hysterics and led to Toronto's Game 7 win over the Mariners.
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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.
George Springer is one of the top players to perform well in the World Series. Here’s a look at his milestones in the postseason and WS.
Springer has been huge for Toronto all season. The 2017 World Series MVP seemed to find the Fountain of Youth in Toronto this season. He hit .309 with 32 home runs and 84 RBIs. Springer's .959 OPS finished fourth in baseball and the 4.8 WAR he racked up was the most he's had since 2019.
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Mike Anthony: George Springer made UConn history with a home run felt around the world
George Springer's home run Monday night in Toronto sent the Blue Jays to the World Series, pushed 45,000 fans into a frenzied celebration, halted a youth hockey game elsewhere in Canada, gave baseball a North American pastime feel and left UConn coach Jim Penders to wonder whether his primal screams of joy had disturbed the neighbors.
Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski, left, cheers on George Springer, right, who rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning in Game 7 of baseball's American League Championship Series in Toronto, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Credit: AP/Chris Young
The memories of Bautista’s iconic blast are forever etched in Blue Jays lore, but the comparisons to Springer’s home run are not just that they were clutch home runs at Rogers Centre. The pitch that the two Blue Jays stars homered on was nearly identical, and both stared at a similar angle to watch their shot.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays split the two games up in Canada, and now the series shifts to Hollywood for Game 3 on Monday night. There were f