🔗 Share this article The Blue Jays Secure Fall Classic Showdown With the Dodgers The outfielder previously helped the Houston Astros securing the championship in the 2017 season. The Toronto Blue Jays earned a spot in their first World Series since 1993 by overcoming the Seattle Mariners in the seventh seventh game of the AL Championship Series. Behind 3-1, Springer hit a three-run homer in the seventh, leading the only Canadian franchise in the majors to a 4-3 series win in the series. Next up are the Dodgers, who are the reigning title, in the forthcoming championship. "It's incredible for our team, Toronto, the nation," said Springer, a star of the Astros team that won the 2017 World Series. "It's truly an unbelievable moment." The veteran has now slugged 23 post-season home runs, placing him third all-time behind Manny Ramirez (29) and Altuve (27). "I can't think of another player on planet Earth that I want up in that moment other than him with his post-season brilliance," said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. Seattle's team, despite leading the series 2-0 and 3-2, are still the one club yet to make an appearance in a championship series. Manager Dan Wilson said "certainly that it's painful" in the wake of his club's elimination at Rogers Centre, but commended their work in the campaign. "This is a unique group. It's a shame that we had to come out on the wrong side of this one," he added. Toronto secured the title on both previous visits in 1992 and '93, and will host the Dodgers in the first game on this Friday.