Perhaps Josh Naylor pictured that moment growing up.

The Mississauga, Ont., native blasted a seventh-inning home run at Rogers Centre to give his Seattle Mariners a 9-3 lead over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the ALCS on Monday.

In doing so, he became the first Canadian-born player to ever homer against the Blue Jays in the post-season.

He also became the first visiting Canadian to launch a dinger against the hometown team. Naylor, 28, joins Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Russell Martin and Michael Saunders as Canadian-born players to hit playoff home runs in their home country.

And while the Canadian crowd wasn’t exactly thrilled to witness history, Naylor’s family — seated behind the Mariners’ dugout — sure seemed to enjoy it.

“I was very thankful to get some hits, help the team out. S

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