Walkoff Memories: ’93 Jays reunite for 25th anniversary of World Series win
TORONTO — Even though he was in the home dugout at the time, former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston didn’t see Joe Carter hit his famous home run to win the 1993 World Series.
Gaston had just finished examining his lineup options for who would go to bat after Carter when the slugger turned on a pitch from Philadelphia’s Mitch (Wild Thing) Williams to end the Fall Classic in six games.
“Just as I turned around to put my board down, I turned back around and everybody was jumping in the air,” Gaston said. “I didn’t even see the ball leave the ballpark.”
Carter, Gaston and other members of the ’93 team shared memories and reminisced Tuesday at a downtown hotel ahead of a 25th anniversary reunion dinner.