TORONTO — Paul Molitor rounded the bases just ahead of Joe Carter on that electrifying night on Oct. 23, 1993. He felt the roar that pulsated inside SkyDome when he scored the winning run on Carter’s homer, giving the Toronto Blue Jays their second consecutive World Series title.
It was the last postseason play in Blue Jays history.
Nearly 22 years later, Molitor was back in Toronto this week as the manager of the Minnesota Twins. On Monday he was reminded of that exciting time long ago because more than 45,000 people filtered into the seats of the same stadium and threw their vocal support behind David Price, one of several new Blue Jays players those fans hope will finally get Canada’s team back into the postseason.