TORONTO — Steven Lorentz shocked his new wife pretty good when he leapt out of bed in the seventh inning with a clap and a holler to celebrate George Springer’s ALCS-winning home run.

“As soon as it left his bat, I knew it was gone,” the Toronto Blue Jays fan disguised as a Maple Leafs player said excitedly Tuesday morning. “She was kind of rolled over trying to sleep, and I think I woke her up.

“I’ve definitely got a little bit more excitement for this Jays group this year than I have in previous years.”

Lorentz is all of us in this hockey Mecca turned baseball town.

“I think a lot of people in Canada probably had a similar night last night, watching our Jays move on to the World Series. First time in, what, thirty-something years?” the Ontario native continues. So that’s great to see

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