Maybe we should call this one the North American League Championship Series.
Between the Toronto Blue Jays’ involvement and the Seattle Mariners’ close proximity to the Great White North, there will be a (metric) ton of Canadian eyes -- from British Columbia to Ontario and points beyond -- upon the best-of-seven ALCS that begins on Sunday night at Rogers Centre.
And of course, you don’t have to be a Canuck to be captivated by the first ALCS to not feature the Yankees or Astros (or both) since 2016, when the Jays lost to Cleveland.
With Toronto having not reached and won the World Series since 1993 and Seattle the only MLB team to have never appeared in the World Series , the AL will be sending some fresh meat (and we don’t mean Canadian bacon) to the Fall Classic, one way or anoth