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Canada's MLB team earned a spot in their first championship series after the 1993 season by overcoming the Seattle Mariners in the final seventh game of the ALCS.

Down 3-1, the star outfielder hit a three-run blast in the seventh, propelling the sole Canadian team in Major League Baseball to a 4-3 series win in the best-of-seven series. They will now face the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team that is the current crown, in the anticipated Fall Classic.

"I'm thrilled for our team, our city, our country," Springer stated, an integral part of the Houston Astros team that claimed the 2017 title. "This is such an incredible feeling."

Springer has now connected for twenty-three playoff homers, making him third in history after Manny Ramirez (29) and Altuve (27).

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

Seattle, despite leading the early in the series, are still the sole team never to appear in a Fall Classic.

Wilson stated "there's no question that it's going to sting" following his team's loss at Rogers Centre, but applauded their efforts throughout the year.

"It's a special team. It's a shame that we had to come out on the losing end of the series," he continued.

The Blue Jays won the World Series on their two prior appearances in 1992 and 1993, and will welcome the Los Angeles in the opener on this Friday.