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The Blue Jays confirm their playoff berth
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
The Blue Jays confirm their playoff berth
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It's here: an American League club is officially in the playoffs.

The Toronto Blue Jays, as everyone predicted, have become the first American League team to qualify for October baseball. They join the Brewers, Cubs, Phillies and Dodgers, all Nationals clubs.

They did it with an 8-5 win in Kansas City. Trey Yesavage didn't dominate, giving up four runs in as many innings.

So that means the Blue Jays boys had a chance to celebrate with champagne in the locker room after today's game. Obviously, many were able to enjoy it en masse.

This is the 11th time in their history that the Toronto Blue Jays have participated in the playoffs. In recent years, the club has qualified in 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2025.

That's quite a comeback after a difficult 2024 season.

But the club hasn't won an elimination match since 2016. This year, the goal will clearly be to make it a long way in the playoffs.

But until then, the club's goal is still to win as many games as possible against the Red Sox and Rays.

It's all about finishing ahead of the Yankees in the division. Note that the Bombardiers won today, which means the Blue Jays still have a two-game lead – plus the tie-breaker – with six games to play.

The Blue Jays' goal is also to finish at the top of the American – at least among the top two clubs, at the very least – and have the edge in the standings against several Nationals teams.

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