Now, nearly 32 years to the day, George Springer etched his name forever in Blue Jays folklore, hitting a dramatic three-run, seventh-inning home run to lift the Blue Jays into the World Series past the Seatle Mariners, 4-3. The sellout crowd of 44,770 at the Rogers Centre screamed in euphoria.

The Blue Jays lost Saturday night, but the opening pitch reminded me of one of the best nights in Toronto history — and of what makes baseball great.

There have been just 19 walk-off home runs in the long history of the World Series. Here is every one of them.

George Springer’s home run Monday night will take its place in Toronto Blue Jays playoff history alongside Joe Carter’s 1993 walk-off blast to win that World Series. The three-run, seventh-inning shot from the outfielder gave the Jays a 4-3 lead over the Seattle Mariners in a taut and emotional Game 7 of the American League

Daulton Varsho says that Joe Carter wants to pass the Blue Jays World Series hero torch onto someone else this October.