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For the first time since 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays are heading to the World Series.

And they can thank the man who has won one for the chance.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, with runners on second and third with nobody out, George Springer stepped to the plate with the chance to tie a 3-1 ball game in favor of the Seattle Mariners , a team desperate for its first-ever World Series appearance in franchise history.

Springer decided to do one better, sitting on a fastball from Eduard Bazardo and launching it over the left field fence to take a 4-3 lead. That was the swing needed for the Blue Jays to cement their American League pennant victory.

The Blue Jays will now face the reigning-champion Los Angeles Dodgers

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