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Joe Carter is thrilled that Drake used him to eviscerate rap rival Meek Mill

Mike Oz
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Joe Carter hit a walk-off home run to clinch the World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993. It's one of the more iconic homers in baseball history. It's the highest of highs for an MLB slugger. Yet, only today, 17 years after retirement, did Carter announce that he "officially made it." And he has Drake to thank.

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Drake, the Toronto-reppin' hip-hop softy, came out swinging in the wee hours Wednesday morning unleashing a not-at-all soft diss track named "Back to Back" aimed at rival rapper Meek Mill. It was a Mike Tyson-style KO and for his cover art, Drake picked the image of Carter rounding the bases after his famous game-winner.

It's clever, because Drake is from Toronto and Meek Mill is from Philly. The Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies in that 1993 World Series. It was the second of back-to-back titles for Jays. Round of applause for Drake, everybody, for connecting this to baseball so well. Carter, meanwhile, was super duper stoked. Check his tweet:

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Carter also told TMZ Sports:

"I had no idea [Drake was going to use that photo] ... I'm honored that he used it."

Carter tells us he knows Drake and has seen him around Toronto several times over the years -- and says Drake is a great ambassador for the city, which Joe considers his 2nd home.

But the best part for Joe -- "My 25-year-old son thinks I'm cool now."

There's only one thing for Meek Mill to do now: Get Mitch Williams to rap on his retort record.

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Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!