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Blue Jays defeat Mariners in ALCS Game 7 on late George Springer home run: Live reaction and updates
Toronto is heading back to the World Series for the first time in 32 years thanks to dramatic 4-3 win over Seattle on Springer's seventh-inning homer
George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run home run in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993.
George Springer is carrying over his hot hitting into the World Series after his epic Game 7 home run in the ALCS for the Toronto Blue Jays. He started Game 2 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers with another as his wife Charlise Springer went nuts cheering him on.
In Rob Dowling's 31 seasons as the head coach at Avon Old Farms, New Britain's George Springer is his first major league player.
In his second professional game, Springer got his first hit by slugging a leadoff homer to left-center in the first inning against the Lowell Spinners on Aug. 29, 2011 before a crowd of 2,472