Reliving 4 best playoff runs in Blue Jays history while fans are stuck watching from home in 2024

1993 – The blast into history

With the Jays and their faithful now hungry for more following a successful 1992 season, the team headed into the postseason once again led by the renowned Jays’ offensive gauntlet known as “WAMCO”. That group was made up by Devon White, Alomar, Paul Molitor, Joe Carter and John Olerud. With the dynamic Rickey Henderson and pitching stud Dave Stewart also added into the mix, the Jays were looking to repeat as champions in 1993.

For the ALCS, the Jays faced off against the Chicago White Sox, who ended a six-year run in which either the Athletics or Minnesota Twins represent the AL West in the postseason. Despite their playoff inexperience, the White Sox were still a tough opponent, led by a boatload of stars in Frank Thomas, Ozzie Guillen, Robin Ventura, Tim Raines and Carlton Fisk. 

After the Jays went up 2-0 in the series following two big road wins, the White Sox came right back to tie the series at two on Toronto’s home soil. From there, the Jays got their game together to punch out two more wins to eventually take the series 4-2. In the process, they had to defeat eventual AL Cy Young winner Jack McDowell in two of the games to get through.

Now back in the World Series, the Jays had a new foe that year in the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies spoiled the 104-win Braves’ chance to get back into a championship rematch with Toronto by defeating them in the NLCS. The championship finals was characterized by its high-scoring affair, with a total of 81 runs scored during the six-game matchup. The turning point of the World Series came in Game 4 with the Jays up two games to one. The Phillies held a 14-9 lead heading into the final two innings, as they appeared well on their way to even up the the series at two. However, a six-run eighth inning completed an improbable comeback for Toronto as they took a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. 

That helped set up one of the best ever moments in postseason history as Joe Carter hit a walk-off three-run homer in Game 6 to make the Jays back-to-back World Series champions. His home run was the second walk-off homer in MLB history to end a World Series, and the first ever in come-from-behind fashion. That elusive iconic moment still lives to this day with legendary call by play-by-play announcer Tom Cheek’s “Touch ‘em all Joe, you’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life”.