Despite holding passports from other nations, many Blue Jays players and coaches have an adopted national pride.

St. Louis Cardinals were all too familiar with the kind of heroics on display in Toronto on Monday night. Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer li

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.

The Toronto Blue Jays are headed to their first World Series since 1993 after a dramatic 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

Manager John Schneider had confidence Springer would return, two days after he was drilled on the right knee by a Bryan Woo fastball in Game 5. X-rays and a CT scan taken Friday were both negative, and Schneider said Springer would play if he could handle any pain.

Springer hit a three-run home run late in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, lifting Toronto to its first Fall Classic since 1993.

The Blue Jays slotted Springer in as their designated hitter in the leadoff spot for Sunday’s game and it seems likely he will remain out of a defensive role for Game 7 on Monday as well. He went 0-4 for a strikeout and a walk on Sunday, but his presence might have provided a spark for the Blue Jays hitters, who posted six runs in the win.

TORONTO – More than three decades after Joe Carter touched them all, George Springer gave the Toronto Blue Jays another home run for the ages, vaulting them into the World Series for the first time since they won their second consecutive championship in 1993.

With the Blue Jays' run, many people have had a hand along the way. You can put David Popkins right near the top of key contributors.

The Toronto Blue Jays are going to the World Series, and one of their best players is not at his best right now.