TORONTO - Delfina Budziak was mid-sentence when she saw George Springer walk into a downtown Toronto restaurant. Suddenly, no words would come.

"When I first saw him walk through the door, I just froze and wasn't able to speak for like, three minutes," said the 11-year-old Budziak, who couldn't even summon what her first words were to the Toronto Blue Jays veteran designated hitter.

"I don't even remember; my mind was just blank. Everything was just rushing through me."

Budziak and Springer were brought together by Make-A-Wish Canada at a Jack Astor's restaurant on Wednesday to launch the children's charity's holiday campaign. Budziak was born with a life-threatening liver disorder that eventually required a transplant.

Aside from a scar on her stomach from the surgery, Budziak is now

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