TORONTO, CANADA: Toronto Blue Jay Roberto Alomar (L) jumps into the arms of Joe Carter (R) after winning game six of the American League Championship Series against the Oakland A's at Toronto's Skydome 14 October, 1992. The Jays beat the A's 9-2 to advance to the World Series, the first time a Canadian team has been in the series. (Photo credit should read CHRIS WILKINS/AFP via Getty Images)
It was the night of December 5, 1990 following the MLB Winter Meetings being held just outside of Chicago. According to legend, then Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Pat Gillick called his wife Doris to tell her he’d be home in a few hours.