TORONTO — Jeff Hoffman walked to his locker in the Toronto Blue Jays‘ clubhouse as a group of reporters and cameras waited for him. There was an ice pack strapped to his right shoulder and the closer asked for a moment so he could remove it and change shirts before beginning his post-game interview.

“I’m literally frozen,” Hoffman said.

Given the heavy lifting Hoffman did on Sunday night at Rogers Centre, a cryogenic freezer would’ve been a more fitting aid to his recovery process.

The right-hander stamped an exclamation mark on the Blue Jays’ 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners that sent the American League Championship Series to a winner-take-all Game 7. Hoffman tossed a no-hit, scoreless eighth and ninth innings while striking out four of the seven batters he faced. He was in dominant

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