🔗 Share this article Toronto Blue Jays Earn World Series Showdown Versus Los Angeles Dodgers The outfielder contributed to the Astros winning the World Series in 2017. The Toronto Blue Jays advanced to their maiden Fall Classic following 1993 by beating the Mariners in the seventh game seven of the ALCS. Down three runs to one, outfielder George Springer hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, guiding the only Canadian franchise in Major League Baseball to a four games to three triumph in the seven-game series. Awaiting them are the Dodgers, who are the current crown, in the anticipated Fall Classic. "It's incredible for everyone here, our city, the nation," commented Springer, an integral part of the Houston Astros team that claimed the 2017 title. "It's truly an amazing experience." George Springer has now slugged twenty-three October home runs, placing him third in history behind Manny Ramirez (twenty-nine) and Jose Altuve (twenty-seven). "I can't think of another person in the world that I'd prefer in that moment except for him with his playoff prowess," said manager John Schneider. The Mariners, despite leading the series 2-0 and 3-2, are still the one club never to appear in a championship series. Mariners manager Dan Wilson said "without a doubt that it's painful" following his side's defeat at Toronto's Rogers Centre, but commended their efforts this season. "They're an exceptional squad. Sadly that we ended up on the wrong side of this game," he added. Toronto's team claimed the World Series on both previous visits in 1992 and 1993, and are set to host the Los Angeles in the first game on the upcoming Friday.