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Blue Jays Clinch First AL East Title Since 2015, Earn ALDS Bye and Home Field

The title gives Toronto a first-round bye with an ALDS home opener Saturday, pending the Yankees–Red Sox winner.

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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) celebrates as the team wins the American League East Division title in a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto, Sunday.

Overview

  • Toronto sealed the division with a 13-4 win over the Rays on the final day, finishing 94-68 for a 20-win improvement over 2024.
  • The club entered Sunday tied with New York but held the tiebreaker, and its victory secured the AL East’s top seed and a bye past the wild-card round.
  • City Hall marked the achievement Monday by raising the Blue Jays’ postseason flag, with remarks from Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik and team executive Michelle Seniuk.
  • The ALDS opponent will come from the Yankees–Red Sox wild-card series, which opens Tuesday, with Game 1 in Toronto on Saturday.
  • Players and fans celebrated with a champagne clubhouse party and an on-field salute, highlighted by manager John Schneider’s postgame speech and vows to keep the run going.