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