TORONTO — Jordan Eberle is having his allegiances put to the test.
The Regina native has always supported Canada's only Major League Baseball team. Eberle is also captain of the NHL's Seattle Kraken.
And that makes the American League Championship Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners tricky viewing.
"I'm actually torn," Eberle said Saturday morning. "I'm a western Canadian. Seattle is closer to me and they have more Canadians on the roster than Toronto does … it's a win-win. I'd love to see the city of Seattle move on to the World Series. I'd love to see the Jays move on.
"I'm torn."
The Mariners scored five runs in the eighth inning Friday to top the Jays 6-2 and take a 3-2 lead in the ALCS. Game 6 goes Sunday at Rogers Centre — just down the street from Scot