Michael Angeletti caught George Springer's home run ball in game 7 of the ALCS.

Michael Angeletti says he knew he would catch George Springer’s home run ball before it actually happened.

The Toronto native was sitting in the front row in left field at Rogers Centre wearing a Springer jersey during Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

The score was 3-1, with the Blue Jays down in the seventh inning, when Springer stepped up to the plate.

“I was actually texting my cousin – telling him I was front row, about to catch the home run ball – to leave me alone,” Angeletti said.

“And I dropped the phone, caught the ball, and here we are.”

Mere seconds before the swing, Angeletti said he had just told the person sitting next to him that seventh innings are historically big for

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