LATHAM, NY (NEWS10) -- The Toronto Blue Jays are World Series bound, ready to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Jays wouldn't be there without closer Jeff Hoffman. The Shaker graduate put on heroic performances in Games 6 and 7 to send the Jay past the Mariners to the biggest stage in baseball, doing it all with his family in the crowd and a support system back in the states.

Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth inning of Game 7 to complete the save, and send the Blue Jays to the World Series. That's hardly where his heroics began.

The Blue Jays trailed the Mariners three games to two heading into Game 6. In that game, Hoffman threw two scoreless innings, striking out four, throwing 35 pitches in a 6-2 Blue Jays win. It raised questions surrounding whether he'd be ready for Game s

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