"It's a statue that should've been built a long time ago. Carter spent seven of his 16 big league seasons with the Jays, helping the team win the World Series in both 1992 and 1993. With the Blue Jays down 8-6 in the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, Carter stepped up to the plate with two runners on."
"What ensued for the Blue Jays is a lengthy playoff drought that lasted 21 seasons, one of the longest in MLB's history. Once breaking that playoff drought, the Jays lost in back-to-back American League Championship Series, with the 2015 ALCS being particularly heartbreaking. Further down the road, it's not hard to envision José Bautista also getting a statue built outside Rogers Centre (or a new building depending on how far down the road it is) thanks to his bat flip home run in 2015."
Joe Carter's World Series-winning home run will be immortalized with a statue outside the Blue Jays' home stadium between gates 5 and 6, unveiled July 18, 2026, during the franchise's 50th anniversary. Carter spent seven of his 16 big-league seasons with the Jays and delivered a walk-off blast in the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, clinching Toronto's second consecutive championship and the only World Series ever won on Canadian soil. The franchise later endured a 21-season playoff drought, returned to postseason contention, and José Bautista is noted as a potential future honoree.
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