Toronto is heading back to the World Series for the first time in 32 years thanks to dramatic 4-3 win over Seattle on Springer's seventh-inning homer

George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run home run in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993.

The Blue Jays don't have to travel. They'll host Game 1 of the World Series Friday against the mighty, defending champion Dodgers. It'll mark the Blue Jays' first trip to the World Series since 1993, when they won back-to-back championships in their only two previous trips to the Fall Classic.

In Rob Dowling's 31 seasons as the head coach at Avon Old Farms, New Britain's George Springer is his first major league player.

In his second professional game, Springer got his first hit by slugging a leadoff homer to left-center in the first inning against the Lowell Spinners on Aug. 29, 2011 before a crowd of 2,472

George Springer’s seventh-inning homer lifts Jays past Mariners 4-3, sending Toronto to its first World Series in 32 years.