TORONTO – Blue Jays fans have exploded onto the streets after the team won its first post-season series in 22 years.
Thousands celebrated in a raucous but peaceful manner after Toronto beat Texas 6-3 in the decisive Game 5 of their American League Division Series.
That was different from the tempers that flared from the stands of the Rogers Centre after a controversial call gave the Rangers the lead late in the game.
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Fans were chanting “Jose, Jose, Jose” in honour of Jose Bautista, who hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to the put the Blue Jays into the lead for good.
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Augustine Lanzarotta says he’s been waiting 22 years to celebrate a Jays win in the playoffs — and cannot remember the last time they won in 1993 because he was only four years old at the time.
He says the city deserves a winner after the futility of Toronto’s professional sports teams.
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