TORONTO — The Blue Jays clinched a postseason berth Thursday with out taking the sphere.
Toronto was assured of an American League wild-card berth when the Boston Purple Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3.
If Toronto holds its present place as the primary of the AL’s three wild playing cards, the Blue Jays would open a best-of-three wild-card sequence at Rogers Centre subsequent week.
Toronto turned the fourth AL staff to clinch a playoff berth, becoming a member of division champions Houston, the New York Yankees and Cleveland. The Astros and Yankees have first-round byes.
The Blue Jays final went to the playoffs in 2020, once they have been knocked out with two straight losses to Tampa Bay.