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Canada's MLB team earned a spot in their first World Series following 1993 by overcoming the Seattle Mariners in the final seventh game of the ALCS.

Trailing three runs to one, Springer smashed a three-run blast in the seventh frame, leading the only Canadian franchise in MLB to a four games to three victory in the best-of-seven series. Next up are the defending champions, who are the defending champions, in the upcoming Fall Classic.

"I'm thrilled for this squad, Toronto, the nation," said Springer, a key player of the Astros team that won the 2017 World Series. "This is such an unbelievable moment."

George Springer has now hit 23 October home runs, placing him third on the list after Ramirez (twenty-nine) and Altuve (twenty-seven).

"There's probably not anyone else in the world that I want up in that moment except for Springer with his October magic," noted Schneider.

Seattle's team, who had led the early in the series, continue to be the one club yet to make an appearance in a World Series.

Mariners manager Dan Wilson said "certainly that it's going to sting" following his team's loss at Toronto's Rogers Centre, but praised their work this season.

"This is a unique group. It's a shame that we ended up on the wrong side of this game," he remarked.

Toronto's team won the World Series on both previous visits in 1992 and '93, and will welcome the Los Angeles in the first game on the upcoming Friday.