Advice from the greatest Blue Jay ever: Carlos Delgado on Toronto’s World Series chances, Ohtani and more

Carlos Delgado has more home runs, RBI and extra base hits than any other Toronto Blue Jay in team history. He's the franchise leader in runs scored, doubles, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

And he has a 1993 World Series ring too.

So, when he says he's got some advice for the Jays on how to handle their emotions in big games, it's because he knows.

For any baseball team Delgado, 53, says reaching World Series status is the "ultimate goal."

“It just brings a lot of respect, brings a lot of credibility," he explained. "It brings a lot of responsibilities as well because everybody’s out to get you.”

His advice for the team: “Enjoy the moment, embrace it, control your emotions and go out and continue to execute whatever [helped] you to get here.

“Don't try to do too much," Delgado told CBC in an interview this week. “You just can't change overnight. You just can't do things that you didn't do in the regular season.”

“Just hit the ball. Put the ball in play. Work the count. Elevate pitch counts," Delgado said. You can watch the full interview with Delgado on this page, where he talks about his time in A-ball playing for the St. Catharines Blue Jays, what surprised him about Canada after leaving Puerto Rico and more.

Delgado has some thoughts on how to handle Los Angeles Dodgers superstar slugger and pitcher, Shohei Ohtani.

Ohtani is "one of the most talented players ever to step on a baseball field," Delgado says. "He can throw 100 with a nasty split and a sweeper. [...] he can also run."

He suggests throwing "breaking balls, down in the dirt" against him, And, in one word, if you don't have to pitch to him... "don't."

"Just go to the next guy."

“I was watching on TV Game 7 and I can feel the energy in my living room," said Delgado, now a family man living in his home country in Puerto Rico.

“Rogers Centre is going to go crazy,” he said. “This is the biggest stage. It’s the biggest time of the year. And your team is making it to the World Series since, what, ‘93?”