It was a moment Jays’ fans had been waiting for – and maybe dreaming about – since Joe Carter’s walk-off homer in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series gave the team back-to-back titles. They hadn’t been back to the Fall Classic since. The 2025 run came as U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Canada as the 51st state. Prime said the Jays’ run brought Canada together in a way that reminded him of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union’s hockey team.