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Blue Jays World Series then and now: What’s changed since 1993
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Jays of future past

Remember 1993? Jurassic Park? G-funk? Jean Chrétien? Here’s how that era differs from this one for a team headed to another World Series

Moira Wyton
Additional research by Stephanie Chambers
The Globe and Mail
Thirty-two years separate the historic swings of Joe Carter in 1993, the year the Blue Jays last won the World Series, and George Springer in 2025, when they hope to repeat the feat.
Thirty-two years separate the historic swings of Joe Carter in 1993, the year the Blue Jays last won the World Series, and George Springer in 2025, when they hope to repeat the feat.
Mark Duncan/AP, Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail

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