TORONTO — George Springer provided a bit of postseason history so dramatic, his manager had trouble dealing with the fact that Game 7 of American League Championship Series wasn’t over yet.

The Blue Jays’ designated hitter belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning and Toronto defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday night to advance to its first World Series since 1993.

“That moment will live with me forever,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “I’ll never forget what I was watching. I’ll never forget how I felt and then you had to go back to managing the game. That was the hardest part. It was literally goose bumps. You almost black out.”

Thanks to Springer’s 23rd career postseason homer, Toronto will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, hosting Gam

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