Oct. 23 is arguably the biggest date in Toronto Blue Jays history, because it was on this day in 1993 that Joe Carter hit the biggest blast in team history: A home run to win the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. 

That home run in Game 6 gave the Blue Jays the series win and also completed the Jays winning back-to-back World Series titles. They had beaten the Atlanta Braves in 1992.

That World Series title is the last one for the franchise, which also got to the World Series in 2025. Those 1992 and 1993 World Series teams were commemorated this season at Rogers Centre with a new statue. It was one of many ways in which the Jays celebrated 50 years of team history.

A 16-year veteran, Carter spent seven years in Toronto, serving as a key member of both World Series teams. 

He had six postseason home runs for his career to go along with 20 RBIs. He was a .252 hitter in October and was also a five-time All-Star for his career. He also won two Silver Slugger Awards.

A career .259 hitter, he had 396 home runs and 231 stolen bases. He had six seasons of 30 home runs or more and was one of the first true position player stars for the Jays, paving the way for the likes of Carlos Delgado, Vernon Wells and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He paired with George Bell to make quite a tandem at the beginning of his Jays tenure.

The Blue Jays defeated the Phillies in Game 1 (8-5) as Al Leiter earned his first win of the postseason by defeating Curt Schilling, who went onto gain World Series notoriety with both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox.

The Phillies came back in Game 2 behind left-hander Terry Mulholland, who defeated Dave Stewart. Mitch Williams earned the save. As the series shifted back to Philadelphia, future Cy Young winner Pat Hentgen earned the win in Game 3 as Toronto won 10-3.

Game 4 was one of the wildest World Series games we've ever seen, as Toronto beat Philadelphia 15-14. Williams took the loss in that game and Duane Ward recorded his fourth postseason save. Toronto went up 3-1 in the series before losing Game 5. Schilling earned the win in the 2-0 shutout.

And that set the stage for Game 6, where the Blue Jays blew a 5-1 lead in the seventh inning, falling behind 6-5 and setting the stage for Carter's heroics. His walk-off homer was a three-run shot.