Blue Jays are in the playoffs!
Party is just starting for 2025 Toronto Blue Jays originally appeared on The Sporting News
The Toronto Blue Jays are headed back to October, and this time it feels different. With Sunday’s 8-5 win in Kansas City, the Jays locked up a postseason berth and set off a champagne celebration in the clubhouse. But even as the corks popped, players made it clear the job isn’t finished.
Toronto enters the final week of the season with a two-game edge over the Yankees in the American League East, plus the tiebreaker. That puts the Blue Jays on the doorstep of their first division title in a decade, a crown they last wore in 2015.
A stunning turnaround story
Just one year ago, the Jays slogged through a 74-88 campaign that left the fan base frustrated and expectations tempered. Preseason projections didn’t think much of them either, labeling Toronto as an average team at best. Instead, they’ve stormed to the best record in the American League at 90-66, blending veterans, rookies, and rising stars into a roster that has clicked in every way.
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This group has shown grit in late-game comebacks, swagger on the road, and the type of clubhouse chemistry that’s hard to measure but impossible to miss.
Stars still seeking their moment
For all the progress, the postseason stage remains the real test. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette, who have carried Toronto’s hopes for nearly a decade, still haven’t won a playoff game together. George Springer was signed for October heroics and is still waiting for his defining Blue Jays moment. And aces Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber were brought in to win when it matters most.
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The Toronto @BlueJays are heading to the 2025 #Postseason 😤
— MLB (@MLB) September 21, 2025
They are the first American League squad to punch their ticket! #CLINCHEDpic.twitter.com/Tez69mSFXE
The Wild Card round hasn’t been kind to this era of Blue Jays baseball. They’ve gone 0-2 in three straight trips, each ending in heartbreak. Winning the East would secure a bye straight into the Division Series, giving Toronto its best shot at finally breaking through.
The party is only starting
The Blue Jays have already surprised baseball by turning themselves from a 74-win afterthought into a 90-win contender. Now, they’re chasing the one celebration that has eluded them for a decad, spraying champagne not just for clinching, but for conquering the division.
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