The Toronto Blue Jays are headed back to the World Series.

George Springer ripped a dramatic three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Jays beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series Monday at Rogers Centre.

Springer's homer came off reliever Eduard Bazardo, with the Jays trailing 3-1. The M's, expansion cousins with the Blue Jays in 1977, have never reached the World Series. Toronto last made the Fall Classic in 1993, winning the second of back-to-back titles.

Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh both homered to pace the M's attack, while starter George Kirby pitched four innings of one-run ball. Dalton Varsho drove in Springer with the first Toronto run in the bottom of the first inning. Shane Bieber got the start for the Jays,

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