“I don’t watch much baseball, but I am a massive Jays fan now, rooting for the Jays, as it would be amazing to see a Canadian team win the World Series,” Oliveira said.

Sport has the power to unite people across the country, and bring them closer together in the locker room too.

“That baseball game was electric,” Bombers offensive lineman Pat Neufeld said. “What a performance. That team is resilient. That is what October baseball is all about, moments like that. It was cool and inspiring.”

Several Blue Bombers players tuned in Monday night to watch the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

“(The Blue Jays showed) lots of grit,” Blue Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea said. “I don’t know a lot about baseball, but I just like

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