Time and time again this post-season, the Toronto Blue Jays have battled through adversity and shown the baseball world at large that their season-long resilience was no fluke.

The Blue Jays battled back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the ALCS to force a Game 7 against the Mariners, George Springer’s go-ahead three-run homer stunning Seattle in the seventh after trailing 3-1.

But coming off an 18-inning heartbreaker to fall behind 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, Toronto’s trademark grit was in for its biggest test yet. It’s a loss that would have had many clubs down and out — especially with Shohei Ohtani set to take the mound less than 24 hours after delivering an all-time performance at the plate in the marathon Game 3.

Lo and behold, the Blue Jays scraped themselves

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