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Canada's MLB team earned a spot in their maiden World Series since 1993 by overcoming the Seattle Mariners in the seventh seventh game of the ALCS.

Trailing by two runs, the star outfielder smashed a three-run homer in the seventh frame, leading the Toronto squad in Major League Baseball to a 4-3 victory in the seven-game series. They will now face the defending champions, the team that is the defending champions, in the forthcoming World Series.

"It's incredible for everyone here, Toronto, Canada," commented Springer, a key player of the Astros team that won the 2017 title. "It's truly an amazing experience."

Springer has now slugged 23 total October home runs, placing him third in history behind Ramirez (twenty-nine) and Altuve (twenty-seven).

"It's hard to imagine another player on planet Earth that I want up in that situation except for George Springer with his post-season brilliance," remarked Blue Jays manager John Schneider.

The Mariners, after leading the early in the series, remain the sole team never to appear in a World Series.

Manager Dan Wilson stated "there's no question that it's painful" after his club's elimination at Rogers Centre, but applauded their performance in the campaign.

"It's a special team. Sadly that we had to come out on the unsuccessful side of this one," he remarked.

Toronto's team secured the championship on their two prior appearances in 1992 and 1993, and will welcome the Dodgers in game one on Friday.