'Jose! Jose! Jose!' Toronto euphoric after wild Blue Jays win

They instantly forgot the frustrations they'd felt over controversial calls or the nervousness over losing the first two games in their best-of-five American League Division Series.

Bautista's 3-run homer puts fans over the moon and team into American League Championship Series

CBC News Posted: Oct 14, 2015 8:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 15, 2015

Blue Jays fans bursting with pride

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After years of professional sports futility, fans in Toronto and across Canada are waving the Blue Jays banner with gusto

THIS is how you celebrate. http://t.co/DzdTrEAdNZ @RADickey43 #ComeTogether #Game5 https://t.co/mDmGS0J9Kf
—@CBCToronto

They instantly forgotthe frustrations they'd felt overcontroversial calls or the nervousness over losing the first two games in theirbest-of-five American League Division Series.

When Blue Jays fans lost theircollective mindsWednesday night, it was well-earned.

Nearly 50,000 fans who packed the Rogers Centre stood on their feet and roared after Jose Bautista hit a home run to vault the Jays ahead of the Texas Rangers 6-3 a lead they never lostputting the teamon its way to the American League Championship Series.

Strangers hugged each other in Nathan Phillips Square and high-fived each other in downtown bars.

A young woman in a downtown Toronto bar expressed frustration with the umpire's call that put the Rangers ahead 3-2.

"Yeah, it was stupid. But you know what? We played with anger," she said. "We played with passion, and when we do that, we always win."

Another fan beside her was asked if there was a point where he thought the Jays wouldn't make it.

"Never!" the ecstatic fan said. "As soon as I saw Jose Bautista at the plate I knew he would hit a three-run home run."

Not surprisingly, Bautista and the Jays began trending on Twitter almost immediately.

Front-John. Right now. http://t.co/DzdTrEAdNZ #ComeTogether #Game5 https://t.co/HWdf6WrACk
—@CBCToronto

Fans losing it as Jose homers to put the jays in the lead pic.twitter.com/XUbygK8RDf
—@natalie_kalata

"Jose! Jose-Jose-Jose!" chants echoed around the Rogers Centreas fans saluted Game 5's hero.

On Front Street, a Toronto fire truck decked out with Jays fans blared its horn to the delight of fans, who swarmed into the road to high five firefighters.

Yonge + Dundas. People swarm intersection during scramble. Then go back to sides when lights change. Then count down pic.twitter.com/uucJjif45Z
—@shawnmicallef

And while the game had briefly turned ugly, the crowd appeared to be fired up but peaceful.

Jays back out on field spraying fans with champagne, led by Bautista. Fantastic! pic.twitter.com/Xp39fw7yNK
—@ScottRegehr

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'Jose! Jose! Jose!' Toronto euphoric after wild Blue Jays win

Bautista's 3-run homer puts fans over the moon and team into American League Championship Series

Blue Jays fans bursting with pride

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