'World Series Baby!' Fans party in the streets after Toronto Blue Jays move on to Fall Classic
Photo credit: Jes Mason - CBC
Fans flooded Front Street outside Rogers Centre after the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 to win the ALCS Monday night.
On Monday night, after 32 years, the wait finally ended. And the party got started. Immediately.
A sea of baseball fans took over Front Street in downtown Toronto to dance, chant and high five anyone in sight after the Toronto beat Seattle to advance to the World Series for the first time since 1993.
Front Street has been taken over by Blue Jays fans. This is some sorta scene. Very much reminding me of the night the Raptors made it to the NBA Finals.
Blue Jays fans react to Toronto advancing to the World Series
«We're back, baby!» said Leo Bursui, who watched the game at a bar downtown.
"I just needed to be part of the electricity," he said, saying he teared up when Jays star George Springer vaulted Toronto into the lead late in the game with the three-run homer that ultimately won it. "It was insane. Like, that's the moment."
It was the Blue Jays' second time playing an ALCS Game 7 in franchise history - and their first time winning one.
With the American League pennant now under their belt, the Jays will square off against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with Game 1 set for Friday night at Rogers Centre.
But on Monday the World Series could wait, as Jays fans revelled in a Game 7 victory.
"I am on cloud nine right now. I am the happiest girl in the world," said Sonya Fervaha, of Vaughan, Ont., who was in the jovial Rogers Centre crowd when the Jays recorded their final out.
"These boys deserve this because they have grinded all season long."
The Blue Jays started the season with few believing they would even make the playoffs.
But they bounced back from early season struggles to win their division, then started the started the post-season by making short work of the New York Yankees before winning a thrilling back and forth series against Seattle that was decided in the final innings of the final game.
The Jays are now champions of the American League. It's a new feeling for a whole generation of fans.
"I think I was three years old the last time they went to the Series, my dad carrying me on his shoulders down these halls," said Raja Oosiar of Scarborough after leaving the stadium. "So seeing it as a grown-ass man is pretty special. Reminds me of the [2019] Raptors."
"It's a lot more nerve-racking watching the game than playing in the game," Carter told CBC Radio's Metro Morning Tuesday. "I can breathe a sigh of relief because the Jays are finally back in the World Series."
While it didn't take long for the party to hit Toronto's streets, nearly every fan remained in their seat at Rogers Centre after the final out, cheering non-stop as Jays players donned their American League champion hats and shirts on the field.
When they finally left, vehicles on Front Street came to a standstill. But Ezer Tahir, who was cheering out of the sunroof of a gridlocked car, said for once, he didn't mind the city's notorious traffic.
"I'm so alright with it. Blue Jays make it to the World Series, baby!" he said. "Let's get it!"
Source: CBC Sports
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