George Springer’s dinger would have been a home run at Taylor Field, too.

The left-field fence at Regina’s old, jerry-rigged football stadium was only 230 feet from home plate when the Toronto Blue Jays first visited the Queen City for an exhibition game against the National Baseball Institute Blues on May 11, 1989.

Springer, Toronto’s current star designated hitter/outfielder, wasn’t even born until four months after the team’s 1989 visit.

That’s when the 12-year-old Blue Jays came to Saskatchewan to start building a devoted fan base which consequently celebrated devotedly on Monday night in Regina’s sports bars, offices and households. The locals watched as Springer hammered a three-run, left-field blast in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series finale, sending his team int

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