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George Springer's home run was one of the biggest non-World Series plays in baseball history
George Springer seized a spot in Toronto Blue Jays history when he hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning that sent his team to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the AL Championship series.
In the top of the fifth inning on Oct. 8, 2015, a 26-year-old outfielder by the name of George Springer hit a home run in Game 1 of the ALDS against the eventual World Series champ Kansas City Royals . Little did we know at the time just where this career -- specifically the postseason career -- would go.
Former Blue Jays star Joe Carter joked that he nearly had a medical issue after watching George Springer lead Toronto to the World Series.
George Springer’s three-run homer in Game 7 of the ALCS was the blast heard across the country, powering the Blue Jays to the World Series for the first time since 1993.