The clutch performance of Blue Jays outfielder George Springer during this year’s postseason, which included a dramatic three-run homer in the seventh inning of Monday’s Game 7 win over the Mariners in the American League Championship Series,

Old wounds never heal, and for the Los Angeles Dodgers, no tragedy has struck them harder than learning that the Houston Astros allegedly cheated them off to win the 2017 World Series.

Sprinter’s home run brought Houston fans more than just nostalgia on Monday. He also eliminated the Astros’ bitter rival, the Seattle Mariners, whose fans cheered after Springer was hit by a pitch in Game 5. Seattle is now vanquished, and another Astros rival now awaits the Blue Jays in the World Series--the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Three days after Mariners fans in Seattle booed George Springer after a pitch hit him on the knee, the Blue Jays star got a measure of revenge.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Mariners' Jerry Dipoto Makes Painful George Springer Admission. The Seattle Mariners' Game 7 defeat against the Toronto Blue Jays was the kind of sports loss that can leave a sting behind for years to come.

Check out all the Houston Astros connections in this year's World Series, including former players now starring on the Blue Jays and Dodgers and one important front office executive.