Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and manager John Schneider (right) celebrate with a hug after clinching a playoff berth at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday by beating the Kansas City Royals.聽
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and manager John Schneider (right) celebrate with a hug after clinching a playoff berth at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday by beating the Kansas City Royals.聽
Just a year after finishing at the bottom of the AL East standings, the Jays will now focus on trying to clinch the division title.
Now the attention over the last week of the season will be focused on clinching the American League East title, which would allow the Jays to skip the wild-card round and head straight to the AL division series.
This is just the first step. There's more to accomplish.
But for now...a toast 馃嵒
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All the playoff-contending teams in the AL are off on Monday, giving everyone a chance to catch their breath before the stretch drive.聽
Any combination of 海角社区官网wins and New York losses adding up to four would give the Jays the division. That means the earliest the Jays can clinch is Wednesday night, when they host the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees host the league’s worst team, the Chicago White Sox, for three games starting Tuesday. The Jays ended a four-game losing streak with their win Sunday.
The Jays hopped on a plane back to 海角社区官网after a 3-4 road trip in strong position to take the top seed in the AL.
AL standings snapshot
海角社区官网(90-66) has a two-game lead over the Yankees (88-68) in the AL East and, prior to Sunday night’s game, is 3.5 games ahead of聽Seattle Mariners (86-69) and five ahead of the free-falling Detroit Tigers (85-71) among division leaders.
The Jays hold the tiebreaker over the other three teams.
The top two division winners skip the wild-card round and head straight to the division series. The team with the best record gains home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.
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The hard-charging Cleveland Guardians had its 10-game win streak snapped Sunday, falling to the Twins, and remain one game back of Detroit. The Guardians and Tigers square off in a three-game series starting Tuesday night.
The 海角社区官网Blue Jays have officially clinched a playoff berth after defeating the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday. It will be the first post-season appearance for the Jays (90-66) since 2023, when they were topped by the Minnesota Twins in the wild-card round. 海角社区官网entered the day needing a win or losses from the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Guardians. (Sept. 21, 2025)
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Remaining games:听6
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