The national media and fans across sports had their fun after Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. donned an Auston Matthews Maple Leafs jersey ahead of Game 7 of MLB's American League Championship Series. The Maple Leafs have a long history of choking in the playoffs, as they lost their last seven Game 7s, so sports fans believed Guerrero had put an unintentional whammy on the Blue Jays.
Instead, the Blue Jays clinched their first AL pennant since 1993 when they defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday night. George Springer played the role of hero after hitting a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning.