What does it take to win the World Series?

Maybe George Springer, owner of seven World Series home runs — just one fewer than Joe DiMaggio and three fewer than Reggie Jackson — understands that better than most of his Blue Jays teammates.

It takes moments to win championships. Personal moments. Huge moments. Team moments. It’s not just in baseball. It’s every sport.

Springer is on a short list surrounded by all-time greats — World Series home run leaders — with Mickey Mantle having the most ever at 18.

Last year, Freddie Freeman led the Los Angeles Dodgers to the championship, an almost one-sided victory over the New York Yankees. He hit four homers in five games, knocked in 12 and was the dominant force for the Dodgers.

The most recent the Blue Jays won a World Series, it ended on a

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