MLB News Outside The Confines: The Blue Jays go to the World Series

Good morning. • Thanks to a George Springer three-run home run, the Blue Jays are going to the World Series for the first time since 1993. Bryan Hoch has the recap. • Eric Longenhagen recaps Game 7 of the American League Championship Series and explains how Toronto won the pennant. • Anne Rogers breaks down Springer’s home run and the decision to have Mariners reliever Eduard Bazardo pitch to Springer rather than closer Andrés Muñoz. • Ken Rosenthal notes that George Springer got his signature moment in the ALCS, after suffering a painful hit-by-pitch to the knee (The Athletic sub. req.) earlier in the series. Comparisons to Kirk Gibson are made. • Gabe Lacques reports that the Blue Jays never lost faith in Springer, despite his struggles in 2023 and 2024. • Matt Snyder writes