Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman answers questions during media day before Game 1 of the World Series at Rogers Centre on Friday. Gausman is set to take the mound for Game 2 on Saturday.

Kevin Gausman has pitched in the big leagues for more than a dozen years for five different teams. On Saturday night, the right-hander will appear in the World Series for the first time when the Toronto Blue Jays face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of their best-of-seven series.

“Every year you go in with the hope that you are one of the last two teams playing, but that just hasn’t been the reality for me,” Gausman, 34, said as he addressed the media Friday afternoon at Rogers Centre. “I’m just really excited for this group and for myself.

“It’s been a crazy ride, but now w

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